Timmy Jahqueal McClain is an American football quarterback. McClain previously played for the South Florida Bulls, the UCF Knights and the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
 McClain with the Arkansas State Red Wolves in 2024 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Junior |
| Major | Human Communication |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Seminole (Sanford, Florida) |
Early life and high school
editMcClain attended high school at Seminole. In McClain's high school career he led his team to 40 wins where he passed for 6,351 yards and ran for 940 yards, while also adding 85 total touchdowns.[1] McClain would decide to commit to play college football at the University of South Florida.[2][3]
College career
editSouth Florida
editIn McClain's first career start in week three of the 2021 season, he would complete 12 out of his 23 passes for 163 yards and a touchdown, as he helped the Bulls pick up their first win beating Florida A&M.[4] After week three McClain would take over as the team's full time starting quarterback.[5] McClain finished the 2021 season with nine starts, where he completed 55.8% of his pass attempts for 1,888 yards and five touchdowns with seven interception, while also adding 238 yards and four touchdowns on the ground.[6] After losing the starting quarterback spot to Gerry Bohanon for the 2022 season, McClain would decide to enter the NCAA transfer portal.[7][8]
UCF
editMcClain would decide to transfer to the University of Central Florida to continue out the rest of his college career.[9][10] In McClain's first season with UCF in 2022, he would redshirt and would not appear in any games.[11] In week three of the 2023 season, McClain would get his first start with UCF after John Rhys Plumlee went down with a leg injury. In his first start McClain would complete 20 of his 28 passes for 321 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding 44 yards on the ground, as helped UCF beat Villanova 48-14.[12] In week five, McClain would complete 13 of his 25 passing attempts for 234 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding a touchdown with his legs, but UCF would fall to Baylor 36-35.[13] On April 15, 2024, McClain entered the transfer portal.[14]
Arkansas State
editOn May 3, 2024, it was announced that McClain would be transferring to Arkansas State.[14][15]
McClain competed for the starting quarterback job with Jaylen Raynor. Raynor was named the starter to open the season.[16] Trailing 28–3 in the second half of week 3 against Michigan, McClain made his Red Wolves debut when he relieved Raynor. McClain threw his first two touchdown passes of the season in back to back drives in his only two series.[17] He relieved Raynor once again the following week against Iowa State and threw his third touchdown of the season for the Red Wolves only score of the game.[18]
On December 9, 2024, McClain announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time.[19]
Statistics
edit| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Avg | TD | INT | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| South Florida Bulls | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 11 | 9 | 2–7 | 145 | 262 | 55.3 | 1,888 | 7.2 | 5 | 7 | 116.8 | 123 | 238 | 1.9 | 4 | |
| UCF Knights | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Redshirt | |||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 7 | 3 | 1–2 | 64 | 102 | 62.7 | 1,065 | 10.4 | 9 | 3 | 173.7 | 42 | 104 | 2.5 | 1 | |
| Arkansas State Red Wolves | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 21 | 66.7 | 163 | 7.8 | 3 | 0 | 179.0 | 19 | 39 | 2.1 | 1 | |
| Career | 22 | 12 | 3–9 | 223 | 385 | 57.9 | 3,116 | 8.1 | 17 | 10 | 135.3 | 184 | 381 | 2.1 | 6 | |
References
edit- ^ Boyle, Chris. "5 things to know about UCF quarterback Timmy McClain: 'We recruited him for this moment'". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Hays, Chris (December 16, 2020). "Sanford Seminole duo Timmy McClain, Jimmy Horn Jr. sign with USF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ Baker, Matt; Faiello, Matt. "USF signs two quarterbacks, including former Miami starter Jarren Williams". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
- ^ "South Florida rolls past Florida A&M for first win, 38-17". The Seattle Times. September 18, 2021. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Silva, Richard (September 21, 2021). "McClain to start at quarterback against BYU". USF Oracle. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Boyle, Chris. "Former Sanford Seminole star QB Timmy McClain transfers from South Florida to UCF". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (August 15, 2022). "USF QB Timmy McClain enters transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Urban, Alexandria (August 15, 2022). "Timmy McClain enters transfer portal after Gerry Bohanon named starter". USF Oracle. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Baker, Matt. "Timmy McClain announces transfer from USF to UCF". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Beede, Jason (August 20, 2022). "Former USF QB Timmy McClain transferring to UCF". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ "TIMMY MCCLAIN". UCF Knights Athletics. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Murschel, Matt (September 19, 2023). "UCF expects QB Timmy McClain to level up to the Big 12 competition". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ Stephenson, Creg (October 2023). "Watch UCF's Timmy McClain execute craziest fourth-down conversion you'll ever see". AL.com. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Timmy McClain, QB". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ Barral, Kevin (May 4, 2024). "TRANSFER PORTAL: Arkansas State Adds Two Players To Roster". SI.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
- ^ "Jaylen Raynor looks forward to starting the season as QB1". August 28, 2024.
- ^ "Arkansas State football falls to #16 Michigan 28-18". September 14, 2024.
- ^ "No. 20 Iowa State rolls through Arkansas State, 52-7". September 21, 2024.
- ^ Henderson, Joe (December 11, 2024). "USF news roundup: Former Bulls quarterback Timmy McClain enters the portal again". greengoldandbold.com. Retrieved December 12, 2024.