2018 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in four games and started at North Dakota State...rushed 47 times for 223 yards and was second on the team in yards rushing...completed 22-of-44 for 304 yards and three touchdowns...at NDSU, completed 10-of-17 passes for 120 yards and a touchdown...at Illinois State completed 6-of-16 passes for 99 yards and two touchdowns...against the Redbirds connected on a season-long 58-yard touchdown pass to Miles Joiner...against Indiana State completed 6-of-11 passes for 85 yards...made season-debut in the fourth quarter against South Dakota and had six carries for 76 yards...had a career-long 50-yard run against the Coyotes...carried the ball 22 times for 58 yards at North Dakota State...rushed nine times for 61 yards at Illinois State...ran 10 times for 28 yards against Indiana State...earned his third letter.
2017 (Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in eight games and started on five occasions...in two other contests - Robert Morris and South Dakota State - came on during the first drive of the game because an injury to starting QB Hunter Wells...completed 75-of-113 passes for 905 yards and four touchdowns...ran for 317 yards on 77 carries and had four scores...best all-around performance came against North Dakota State...rushed for 81 yards on 21 carries while completing 11-of-15 passes for 188 yards and two scores...had touchdown passes of 29 and 22 yards in the overtime loss to the Bison...had a rush of 36 yards in the contest...coming in during the first quarter had 65 yards rushing on 11 carries and completed 14-of-19 passes for 113 yards against South Dakota State...scored on a four-yard run in the first quarter on a fourth-down play...against Robert Morris had seven rushes for 63 yards and a touchdown while completing 13-of-17 passes for 149 yards...scored on a 10-yard run against the Colonials...in first career start vs. Central Connecticut, had 96 yards rushing on just four carries...scored touchdowns on runs of 39 and two yards...had a season-long 48-yard carry in the contest...was 8-of-12 passing for 111 yards...in first road start at South Dakota had 30 yards rushing while completing 12-of-25 passes for 153 yards...at UNI passed for 175 yards completing 14-of-20 passes...had a 41-yard touchdown toss to Damoun Patterson in the second quarter...did not play in the final three games...earned his second letter.
2016 (Redshirt Freshman) | Game-By-Game Stats
Played in 12 games as a reserve quarterback...rushed for 126 yards on 35 carries while completing 11-of-18 passes for 133 yards...saw increased playing time the final eight games of the season as the Penguins' offense added him to the mix...prior to that played a huge role in come-from-behind 14-10 win over UNI...after two QBs were injured entered the game with the Penguins trailing 10-0 late in the second quarter...despite being scout-team QB during the week, engineered two fourth-quarter scoring drives...the first came on impressive 22-play drive that took 11:40...had six carries for 16 yards in the game while completing three passes...at North Dakota State had eight rushes for 26 yards...had six runs for 26 yards against Samford...at Missouri State had two carries for six yards and completed two passes for 28 yards...at South Dakota State had four carries for 17 yards and completed 3-of-6 passes for 37 yards...at Jacksonville State in the playoffs had a season-long 25-yard pass completion...had two carries for 12 yards and threw a 16-yard pass vs. Robert Morris in collegiate debut...had four rushes for six yards against Wofford...earned his first letter.
2015 (Freshman): Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: Second-team All-Ohio Division IV selection as a senior…a first-team Division IV Southwest District pick as a quarterback…was a four-year starting quarterback…a four-time Mad River Conference Player of the Year and three-time first-team all-district selection…as a senior, passed for 2,220 yards and 21 touchdowns…rushed for 529 yards and scored 10 touchdowns…also handled team's punting duties, averaging 42.3 yards per kick…Hillclimbers posted a 7-3 record…as a junior, threw for a career-best 3,071 yards completing 220-of-352 passes…had a career-high 34 touchdown passes…ran for 217 yards and five touchdowns… was a first-team Division IV Southwest District pick as a punter…Hillclimbers were 10-1…as a sophomore, had 2,350 yards passing and 32 touchdown passes…threw six touchdown passes in one game...led team to a 10-1 campaign…was a Special Mention All-Ohio selection as a junior and sophomore…as a freshman, threw for 2,100 yards and had 28 touchdowns…team was 8-3…posted a 34-9 mark as a starter…passed for 9,282 yards and had 113 touchdown passes with just 19 interceptions in career…coach was Nick Marino…also played basketball.
PERSONAL: Parents are Kris and Mike Mays...has a brother...major is Business Management...is the 2019-20 recipient of the Richard "Dick" Hartzell Scholarship.
