Excerpt from his bio:
Before BYU
Was the Gatorade Player of the Year in Utah and the Intermountain Region...was a Blue Chip All-American and Shutt Sports Group All-America... ranked fifth-best quarterback of the year by USA Today...two-time all-state...team was state champion...he was a quarterback and free safety...lettered three times in football and basketball and twice in track...was the regional high jump champion...coached by Roger Dupaix (BYU).
Recruited by Nebraska, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas A & M, UCLA, Army, Air Force, Hawai`i, Miami, Arizona St., Utah and Stanford.