Kevin Newsome Kevin Leonardo Newsome , Jr . ( born January 21 , 1991 ) is an American football quarterback who currently plays college football for the Temple Owls . He played for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team from 2009 to 2010 . Early years . Newsome was born in Portsmouth , Virginia and attended Western Branch High School in Chesapeake , Virginia until his junior year , where he transferred to Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham , Virginia . At Western Branch High School , Newsome lettered in football and track and field . In his junior year of football , he passed for more than 1 , 600 yards and twelve touchdowns , and rushed for more than 500 yards and eleven touchdowns . Participating in track and field as a sprinter and hurdler , Newsome was ranked fifth in the nation as a hurdler and earned All - America honors . He was a hurdles state champion twice in high school , and was the captain of the track and field team . As the only freshman on his track and field team , he finished tenth at the Virginia state championships . Newsome served as the president of his junior class and earned a 3 . 7 GPA , while becoming a member of the National Honor Society . At Hargrave Military Academy , Newsome was coached by Robert Prunty as a senior . He was selected to participate in the U . S . Army All - American Bowl . Scout . com ranked him as the No . 10 quarterback nationally and Rivals . com placed him on the list of Top 40 prep players nationally . Both Scout . com and Rivals . com rated him as a four - star recruiting prospect , while ESPN . com gave him a scouts grade of 80 . College career . Penn State . Newsome originally committed to Michigan during his junior year of high school , but later decommitted during his senior year to take Penn State ' s scholarship offer . Before accepting Penn State ' s offer , he had received 16 scholarship offers , including ones from Boston College , North Carolina , Ohio State , Virginia Tech , and West Virginia . 2009 season . Newsome enrolled at Penn State in January 2009 in order to prepare for the academic and athletic rigorousness before camp began . He took part in winter conditioning and spring practice before the 2009 season began , in an attempt to become the top backup to starter Daryll Clark . In the Blue - White scrimmage on April 25 , Newsome played for both teams and went 9 - of - 13 for 71 yards , and threw a nine - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Brett Brackett . In his Nittany Lion debut against Akron at home on September 5 , Newsome went 3 - for - 4 , threw for 26 yards , and rushed for 12 yards on two carries . Against Syracuse , he fumbled the ball on a sack , which gave the Orange their only points ( against Nittany Lion reserves ) , but recovered from that mistake to lead the Nittany Lions into the red zone , at which point he was relieved by third - stringer Matt McGloin , who had his first instance of playing time . Against Temple , he played in the final two drives , but little else , and he ran for a first down to kill the clock against Illinois . Against Eastern Illinois on October 10 , Newsome passed for 34 yards on four completions . He rushed for 49 yards on seven carries and scored his first career touchdown to put Penn State up 52 - 3 . He led Penn State to a second drive into the red zone late in the fourth quarter before being relieved by McGloin . Against Minnesota , he handed the ball off a few times , but saw little action elsewhere . Against Northwestern , after the Nittany Lions had put the game away 34 - 13 early in the fourth quarter , Newsome nearly led them to another scoring drive , but were forced to punt . He also saw this degree of playing time against Indiana . Against Michigan State , he scored his second career touchdown to give Penn State a 42 - 7 lead over the Alamo Bowl - bound Spartans and score his first touchdown against an FBS team and against a Big Ten team , following Michigan State ' s touchdown pass to Keshawn Martin against reserves . In 2009 , Newsome went 8 - for - 11 for 66 yards overall , with a completion percentage of 72 . 7 % . He rushed for 95 yards on 20 carries and scored two touchdown . He averaged 4 . 75 yards per carry . He was one of only eight true freshmen to play for Penn State in 2009 . He played in every game of the 2009 season except for the Iowa and Ohio State losses and the 19 - 17 Capital One Bowl victory against LSU . 2010 season . Following Daryll Clark ' s graduation , Newsome was expected to compete with Matt McGloin and freshman Robert Bolden for the starting quarterback job in 2010 . In the Blue - White game on April 24 , Newsome went 5 - for - 12 for 50 yards and took three sacks . In the first preseason depth chart , Newsome was listed as the co - starter at quarterback with McGloin , however , coach Joe Paterno named Bolden as the starter for the season - opener against Youngstown State over Newsome and McGloin . On the official depth chart , Newsome , Bolden , and McGloin were all listed as co - starters . Newsome had three carries for 21 yards and a touchdown after he entered the game in the fourth quarter . He only attempted one pass in the game , but it drew a pass interference flag from the defense . He was relieved by McGloin on the final drive . Newsome had some playing time in the 24 - 3 loss to Alabama , in which he completed one pass for 12 yards in an attempt to further cut into the 24 - 3 Alabama lead . He also saw some playing time against Kent State ( one - of - three for three yards ) , Temple ( handed off the ball on the final drive ) , and very nearly led late touchdown drives against Iowa ( two - for - four for 35 yards ) , and Illinois ( 2 - for - 5 for 28 yards ) . He shared time with McGloin against Minnesota after Bolden suffered a concussion in the first half , and attempted no passes but lead Penn State to a field goal to answer a Minnesota score to restore a two - point lead in an eventual 33 - 21 romp in which Penn State once held a 33 - 14 lead . By the end of the season , Newsome was behind McGloin , the new starter , and Bolden on the depth chart . For the season , Newsome went 6 - for - 13 for 78 yards and had 13 carries for 66 yards and a touchdown . It was reported on December 9 , 2010 , that Newsome planned to transfer from Penn State following the season due to a low amount of playing time during the season . Paterno said about Newsome ' s possible transfer , " We think he ' s a fine prospect . Having said that , at this stage , he ' s not quite as far along as the others . " Newsome did not make the trip to Tampa , Florida for the team ' s Outback Bowl appearance against Florida on January 1 , 2011 . However , Newsome enrolled in classes for the spring , and decided to stay with the team . 2011 season . With a possible transfer still looming , Newsome ran the second - string offense with redshirt freshman Paul Jones during spring practice , behind first - stringers Bolden and McGloin . Coach Paterno commented that Newsome had " to do a little better job in the classroom . He ' s a bright kid , but he has a tendency once in a while to not pay attention to the academic part of it . Until he does , I ' m not going to count on him . " In the Blue−White game on April 16 , 2011 , Newsome went 3 - for - 7 for 22 yards , and Paterno said Newsome was third on the depth chart . Newsome was expected to compete with Jones for the third - string quarterback position before the 2011 season , but after Jones was declared academically ineligible for the season on July 29 , Newsome ' s competition remained Shane McGregor for the number three quarterback job . However , on August 4 , Newsome left the Penn State football team and sought a transfer . In an interview following his transfer from Penn State , Newsome said he felt " depressed " after receiving notice that he would not be the starting quarterback . Temple . 2012 season . Newsome studied at Tidewater Community College in Virginia after announcing his intent to transfer from Penn State in August 2011 . He verbally committed to Temple University as a transfer in January 2012 after sitting out the 2011 season . Newsome , after also considering Richmond and Hampton , officially signed a letter - of - intent with the Owls on February 1 , 2012 , but will not be able to officially transfer until after graduation in July 2012 . Temple head coach Steve Addazio said Chris Coyer , the starting quarterback for the Owls late in the 2011 season , will be the starting quarterback over Newsome entering training camp in 2012 . Statistics . Source : Personal . Newsome ' s parents are Kevin and Theresa Newsome . He has a younger brother , Keevon , who plays college football for Richmond . His father played college football at Saint Paul ' s College as a running back .