Luke Falk
Washington State Cougars No. 4 | |
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Position | Quarterback |
Class | Junior |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Logan (UT) |
Personal information | |
Date of birth | December 28, 1994 |
Place of birth | Logan, Utah |
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Luke Falk (born December 28, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Washington State Cougars.
Early years
Falk was born in Logan, Utah and moved to California where he attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village.[1] Prior to his junior year, he moved back to Logan and attended Logan High School.[2] As a senior he threw for 3,618 yards with 36 touchdowns and broke Utah records for pass attempts (562) and pass completions (330).[3]
College career
Falk joined Washington State University as a walk-on.[4][5] After redshirting in 2013, Falk entered 2014 as the backup to Connor Halliday. After Halliday was injured, Falk took over as the starter for the final three games.[6] [7] In his first career start he threw for 471 yards and five touchdowns and earned conference offensive player and national quarterback of the week honors.[8][9] Overall he appeared in six games, completing 156 of 243 passes for 1,859 yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions.[10][11] [12] He retained his starting job for the 2015 season and proceeded to lead the nation in passing yards per game (380.5), while finishing second in the nation in pass completion percentage (69.45), and earning first-team all-Pac-12 honors, becoming the ninth Washington State quarterback in the 100-year of the conference to be named first-team.[13] He guided the 2015 Cougars to a 9-3 record that included a Sun Bowl win over Miami and dramatic, come-from-behind victories over UCLA, Oregon and Rutgers. Falk adheres to a strict diet to enhance performance [14] and wears a signature wristband in every game to salute his favorite youth basketball coach who died unexpectedly. [15]
References
- ↑ Prep football: Former Logan QB Luke Falk chases dream, leads Southern California power
- ↑ After struggles at Oaks Christian, quarterback Luke Falk will return to Logan
- ↑ Washington State’s Luke Falk was ‘born to be a quarterback’
- ↑ Long road leads QB Luke Falk to Washington State
- ↑ Washington State QB Luke Falk took circuitous road to success
- ↑ Meet Luke Falk, the Cougars’ new quarterback
- ↑ Halliday says Falk plenty ready to start
- ↑ Luke Falk Shines At Washington State
- ↑ Logan High product Luke Falk earning recognition after dazzling first Washington State start
- ↑ WSU QB Luke Falk has full head of steam
- ↑ Pac-12: Logan's Luke Falk blossoming as Washington State QB
- ↑ Analee Falk and football through the eyes of a mom
- ↑ Falk etches name alongside WSU immortals
- ↑ How Luke Falk built himself into a Pac-12 QB
- ↑ The Inspiration behind Luke Falk's wristband