Casey Dick Casey Dick ( born June 27 , 1986 ) is a former college football quarterback for the University of Arkansas Razorbacks . High school career . Dick played for Allen High School in Allen , Texas . As a senior in 2004 , he threw for 1 , 942 yards and 14 touchdowns , while adding 401 yards and 8 touchdowns rushing . College career . Dick committed to the University of Arkansas during the 2005 recruiting season . He was a 3 - star rated prospect by " Rivals . com " recruiting analysts , heading a small group of 2005 quality QBs in Texas , alongside Chase Daniel and Colt McCoy . Freshman season . Dick practiced as the 3rd team quarterback / scout team quarterback for the majority of the 2005 season , anticipating being redshirt ed for the season . His first playing time came during that same season in which he started off the bench over then - starter Robert Johnson for the game against South Carolina . Dick played well against South Carolina , Ole Miss , and 3rd ranked LSU and finished the season as the starting quarterback for the Razorbacks . Disputes continue today that if Casey Dick had started throughout the year , Arkansas may have gone to a bowl game . Sophomore season . During summer practices , Dick sustained an injury , prompting coaches to again start Johnson for the Southern California game . His injury healed , and he played a few games in the 2006 season , playing extensively in the final four when Mitch Mustain was benched after leading Arkansas on an 8 - 0 streak . Dick led Arkansas to a loss against the eventual NCAA National Championship University of Florida Gators in the 2006 SEC Championship Game . Dick started in Arkansas ' Capital One Bowl loss against Wisconsin , trading time with Mitch Mustain . Junior season . The 2007 - 2008 football season was Dick ' s junior season . Pursuant to Mitch Mustain ' s transfer to USC , he had no " real " competition for the quarterback position . Some fans were critical of Dick after throwing key interceptions in conference losses against Kentucky ( 2 ) , Auburn ( 1 ) , and Tennessee ( 2 ) , but he held his starting job despite a brief run from backup Nathan Emert . On November 17 in a home game against Mississippi State , he threw a career high 4 touchdown passes and completed 14 of 17 attempts for 199 yards , earning him his first SEC Player of the Week honors . On Friday , November 23 , Dick led Arkansas to a 50 - 48 win over top ranked LSU , in which he made key passes to Peyton Hillis on a fourth - and - 10 in the second overtime to extend the game and again for a 12 yard touchdown to tie . At the close of the year , Casey Dick held third place in Arkansas school history for touchdown passes with 35 behind Matt Jones with 53 and Clint Stoerner with 57 . He finished the year with a QB rating of 129 . 67 , good enough for fourth in the SEC . Senior season . Dick entered his senior season under new head coach Bobby Petrino with the inside track on the starting job and started in the team ' s opener against Western Illinois . A limited amount of competition was expected from redshirt freshman Nathan Dick , Casey ' s brother , and incoming freshman Tyler Wilson , a Rivals . com four - star prospect . Michigan transfer Ryan Mallett was on campus , but his formal request to waive the mandatory redshirt year when transferring was denied by the NCAA . Dick won the starter ' s job due to being an experienced senior with 21 starts at Arkansas quarterback prior to the 2008 . Dick began the 2008 season with two consecutive 300 - yard performances , the first of his career , and the first time in history that an Arkansas quarterback had thrown for 300 yards in back - to - back outings . After the first two games , Arkansas faced stronger competition , and Dick ' s output gradually suffered until he hit a statistical bottom of 94 passing yards against Kentucky in a narrow loss . Dick bounced back from his poor performance with a 284 - yard , 2 - touchdown game against Ole Miss , which he followed up with a 385 - yard showing in a victory over 19th - ranked Tulsa , which included an early touchdown to take the lead . Dick ' s 385 yards were the second - highest total in school history , trailing Clint Stoerner ' s record of 387 against LSU in 1997 by two yards . For his performance , Dick was elected SEC Offensive Player of the Week . In his final game , Dick came off the bench to replace his injured brother Nathan and threw two touchdowns , including a fourth - down throw to receiver London Crawford with 22 seconds remaining , and led Arkansas 31 – 30 over LSU . The play was considered by fans as reminiscent of the " Miracle on Markham " , Matt Jones ' s game - winning TD throw to beat LSU in 2002 , which was roughly the same distance in yardage and was to the same corner of the same end zone . Dick ' s touchdown , the last pass of his career , would go on to be voted by fans as a finalist for the Pontiac Gamechanging Performance , a title awarded to the most outstanding play of the year in college football . ESPN . com ' s Chris Low selected Dick ' s pass to Crawford as one of the top fifteen plays in the SEC for the 2008 season , and selected the Razorbacks ' win over LSU as one of the ten best games in the SEC for that season . Professional career . Dick was not selected in the 2009 NFL Draft , but attended a minicamp with the New York Jets , lasting until the final cut . Dick also attended Pro Day with his former Razorback teammates prior to the 2010 NFL Draft . He was eventually offered a tryout by the Miami Dolphins as a free agent on April 26 , 2010 to throw at rookie camp .