Biography
CAREER: Played in 41 games with 25 starts at quarterback ... Led Terriers to three SoCon titles and four NCAA Playoff appearances ... Ran 327 times for 1,837 yards and 22 touchdowns ... Was 168-of-299 passing for 2,414 yards and 15 touchdowns ... Had 4,251 yards of total offense in his career ... 2019: Started all 12 games at quarterback ... Named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches and media ... First Wofford quarterback to earn All-Southern Conference first team honors by the coaches and media ... Named HERO Sports second team All-America ... Ran for a team-high 889 yards on 127 carries with 13 touchdowns ... Was 70-of-128 passing for 1,150 yards and seven touchdowns ... Among Southern Conference leaders was first in rushing yards per carry (7.00), fourth in rushing touchdowns, seventh in rushing yards er game (74.1) and fifth in points responsible per game (10.0) ... In the season opener at South Carolina State (8/31) was 7-of-13 passing for 114 yard and had 11 carries for 57 yards ... Against Samford (9/14) ran 14 times for 96 yards ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/21) had 11 carries for 155 yards and a touchdown, while also finding T.J. Luther for a 62-yard touchdown reception ... At VMI (9/28) had 10 carries for 97 yards and a touchdown, along with touchdown passes to D’mauriae VanCleave (41 yards) and T.J. Luther (71 yards) ... At ETSU (10/5) scored four rushing touchdowns in the first half as he had 185 yards on 22 carries for the game ... Against Western Carolina (10/19) had ten carries for 104 yards and two touchdowns, along with 7-of-11 passing for 162 yards and two touchdowns ... Against Chattanooga (10/26) scored three rushing touchdowns on 14 carries and was 14-of-23 passing for 134 yards ... At Clemson (11/2) had ten carries for 28 yards and completed a 79-yard touchdown pass to D’mauriae VanCleave ... At Mercer (11/9) was 10-of-15 passing for 151 yards and a touchdown ... Against Furman (11/16) had two rushing touchdowns ... At The Citadel (11/23) was 5-of-7 passing for 53 yards and ran four times for 35 yards ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Kennesaw State (11/30) was 6-of-13 passing for 113 yards ... 2018: Started all 13 games at quarterback ... Threw for 1,070 yards on 88-of-145 passing with eight touchdowns, along with rushing for 533 yards on 130 carries with five touchdowns ... Ranked sixth in the Southern Conference in completions and was eighth in passing yards ... In the season opener against The Citadel (9/1) ran six times for 45 yards and completed three passes ... Against VMI (9/8) was 8-of-9 passing for 129 yards and two touchdowns ... At Wyoming (9/15) had ten carries and scored a touchdown while also completing nine passes ... At Gardner-Webb (9/29) was 4-of-7 passing for 103 yards and two touchdowns ... At Chattanooga (10/6) ran for 155 yards on 16 carries, scoring on a 12-yard run and a 66-yard run, and completed 8-of-9 passes ... At Furman (10/13) ran 22 times for 67 yards and was 12-of-19 passing for 105 yards and a touchdown ... Against Mercer (10/27) ran 14 times for 55 yards and completed 7-of-12 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown ... At Western Carolina (11/10) had 12 carries for 93 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 8-of-12 passes for 140 yards and a touchdown ... Was 7-of-10 passing against Presbyterian (11/17) ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs against Elon (11/24) had eight carries and completed three passes ... At Kennesaw State (12/1) completed 8-of-13 passes for 153 yards, including a 57-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter ... 2017: Saw action in 11 games ... Had 42 carries for 148 yards and two touchdowns, while completing 8-of-19 passes for 167 yards ... Against Gardner-Webb (9/23) had five carries for 33 yards and completed a 20-yard pass ... Had one carry against Western Carolina and had a 17-yard completion ... Against Samford (10/21) had 12 carries for 85 yards, including a 10-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, and was 3-of-5 passing for 49 yards ... At VMI (11/11) had four carries for 13 yards, which included a six-yard touchdown run, and added a 37-yard completion ... At South Carolina (11/18) had six carries for 24 yards and was 2-of-3 passing for 44 yards ... 2016: Played in five games during the season as a true freshman ... In first game against East Tennessee State (9/24) had five carries for 30 yards and completed one of two pass attempts ... Had one carry for 19 yards against The Citadel (10/22) ... Against VMI (11/19) had one run for 31 yards ... In the NCAA FCS Playoffs at The Citadel (12/3) completed one of three passes for 26 yards and had six carries for 45 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Terriers the lead ... At Youngstown State (12/10) in the quarterfinals, had 16 carries for 125 yards, highlighted by a 75-yard touchdown run on the first play of the third quarter ... Named team’s offensive freshman of the year ...
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year starter at quarterback for Charles Drew High School, where he is the all-time career passing leader ... During his senior season, he had 2,800 total yards and 33 touchdowns ... Named Atlanta Journal Constitution Offensive Player of the Year, along with All-Region and All-State honors ... Was 128-of-227 passing for 1,743 yards and 23 touchdowns, plus had 135 carries for 1,105 yards and ten touchdowns ... As a junior, he had 1,505 passing yards and 24 touchdowns, along with 1,084 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns ... Also a state finalist in the 300 meter hurdles as a member of the track team ...
PERSONAL: Son of Anthony and Marie Newman ... Born September 27, 1997 ... Majoring in accounting.
