Sam Huard

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Sam Huard
No. 7 – USC Trojans
PositionQuarterback
Class
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Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born (2002-06-17) June 17, 2002 (age 23)[1]
Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High schoolKennedy Catholic
(Burien, Washington)
College
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Sam Huard (born June 17, 2002) is an American college football quarterback for the USC Trojans.[2] He has previously played for the Washington Huskies, the Cal Poly Mustangs and the Utah Utes.

Early life

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Huard grew up in Bellevue, Washington and attended John F. Kennedy Catholic High School.[3] He was named the MaxPreps National Freshman of the Year after passing for 3,432 yards and 34 touchdowns.[4] Huard completed 248 of 395 passes for 4,141 yard with 42 touchdowns and 10 interceptions during his sophomore season.[5] He completed 269 of 426 passes for 4,172 yards with 56 touchdowns and 11 interceptions as a junior and was named the Area Offensive Player of the Year by The Seattle Times and the 4A State Player of the Year by the Associated Press.[6] Huard passes 1,473 yards and 21 touchdowns with no interceptions during his senior season, which was postponed from the fall to the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19.[7] He also was invited to play in the 2021 All-American Bowl.[8] Huard finished his high school career with a state record 13,214 passing yards and threw 153 touchdown passes.[9]

Huard was initially rated a four-star recruit.[10] He committed to play college football at Washington as a sophomore over offers from Boise State, California, Florida, Tennessee, and Washington State.[11] Huard was re-rated as a five-star recruit during his senior year.[12]

College career

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Washington

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Huard entered his freshman season at Washington as the Huskies second-string quarterback behind Dylan Morris.[13] He appeared in four games during the season, completing 22-for-42 pass attempts for 241 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions.[14] Huard made his first career start in the Apple Cup rivalry game at the end of the 2021 season, completing 17-of-31 pass attempts for 190 yards and one touchdown with four interceptions in a 40-13 loss to Washington State.[15] In 2022, Huard served as the third-string quarterback behind superstar transfer Michael Penix Jr. and Morris.[16] Following the end of the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal.[17]

Cal Poly

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Cal Poly quarterback Sam Huard throws downfield during a win against Northern Colorado in the 2023 season.
Cal Poly quarterback Sam Huard throws downfield during a win against Northern Colorado in the 2023 season.

Huard ultimately transferred to Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo.[18] The transfer reunited him with his former head coach at Kennedy Catholic, Sheldon Cross, who had recently been hired as the Mustangs' offensive coordinator.[19]

Huard opened the 2023 season as Cal Poly's starting quarterback.[20] He played in 9 games for the Mustangs, totaling 2,205 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.[21]

Utah

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On May 7, 2024, Huard transferred to the University of Utah.[22][23]

On December 8, 2024, Huard announced that he would enter the transfer portal for the third time.[24]

USC

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On January 6, 2025, Huard announced that he would transfer to USC.[25]

Statistics

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Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Cmp Att Pct Yds Avg TD INT Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2021 Washington 4 1 0–1 22 42 52.4 241 5.7 1 4 89.4 3 −32 −10.7 0
2022 Washington 1 0 — 2 2 100.0 24 12.0 0 0 200.8 1 −13 −13.0 0
2023 Cal Poly 9 9 3–6 185 304 60.9 2,205 7.3 18 10 134.7 19 −197 −5.1 0
2024 Utah DNP
2025 USC 0 0 0–0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0
Career 14 10 3–7 209 348 60.1 2,470 7.1 19 14 129.7 23 −142 −6.2 0

Personal life

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Huard is the son of former Washington and NFL quarterback Damon Huard.[26] His uncle, Brock Huard, also played quarterback at Washington and in the NFL.[27] Another uncle, Luke Huard, played quarterback at North Carolina and is currently a member of the USC Trojans coaching staff.[28]

References

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