1. Tathan "Tate" Martell was born on January 26,1998 and is an American former college football quarterback and wide receiver.
18 Facts About Tate Martell
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Tate Martell played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes, Miami Hurricanes and UNLV Rebels.
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Tathan Martell grew up in the San Diego area, where he began playing Pop Warner football at the age of 7.
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Tate Martell drew attention due to the fact that he was a throwing quarterback, when most kids at that age were running quarterbacks.
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Tate Martell even drew attention of the coach of the Washington Huskies at the time, Steve Sarkisian, whom Martell originally committed to play college football for.
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Tate Martell then transferred to Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Tate Martell attended Bishop Gorman to succeed the quarterback play of Randall Cunningham II for his sophomore, junior and senior seasons, but graduated from Desert Pines High School in Las Vegas because Bishop Gorman would not allow Martell to graduate early in order to start the spring semester at Ohio State University.
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Tate Martell originally committed to the University of Washington when he was 14.
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In Ohio State's opener against the Oregon State Beavers, Martell completed three passes for 33 yards on four attempts.
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The next week against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Tate Martell secured his first career touchdown via a 51-yard pass to Terry McLaurin, his first-and-only touchdown pass as a college quarterback; as well as a 47-yard touchdown run.
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Tate Martell appeared in six games for the Buckeyes in 2018, finishing with 269 passing yards, one passing touchdown, 128 rushing yards, and two rushing touchdowns.
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On January 15,2019, Tate Martell announced on social media that he would be transferring to the University of Miami.
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On March 19, Tate Martell was granted a waiver by the NCAA and was eligible to play for the Miami Hurricanes in 2019.
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Tate Martell then switched to wide receiver, then switched back to quarterback.
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In September 2020, Tate Martell opted out of the 2020 season after having been suspended to start the year.
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On July 26,2021, it was announced that Tate Martell would be transferring to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, to play for the UNLV Rebels.
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Tate Martell appeared in only two games with one pass attempt during the 2021 season due to injury.
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On January 18,2022, Tate Martell announced he was retiring from football.