DeNarius McGhee DeNarius Devon McGhee ( born June 12 , 1991 ) is an American football quarterback . He played college football at Montana State University . Early Years . An online feature on McGhee stated he was born in Mississippi , and for the first nine years of his life , he lived with his grandmother and aunt . Then he went to live with his mother for three years , and eventually moved down to Texas to live with his father . His father is a hero in McGhee ’ s eyes since he worked for the sheriff department . McGhee ’ s father was able to be there for him and help mold him to be the person he is today . McGhee attended Trinity Trojan High School in Euless , Texas . According to MSU Bobcats 2011 football roster , in his senior year he received All - District 5 - 5A and honorable mention , and he also led his team to the 5A Division 1 championship game . There , he earned MVP and the John Reddell Sportsmanship Award . In high school , he was not only an outstanding football player , but also participated in basketball , baseball , and track . College career . Freshman Year . In his freshman year , McGhee started as a redshirt . He played outstandingly his first year in college football and had one of the best seasons by a Bobcat quarterback . McGhee led the Bobcats to nine wins , the second highest in the school ’ s history . He earned the Big Sky Offensive MVP and was voted the league ’ s top newcomer , and was named National Freshman of the year by College Football Performance Awards and MSU ’ s Sonny Holland Offensive MVP . He had the third - best season in the school ’ s history and threw 3 , 163 yards . According to ESPN , in the “ NCAA Division 1 - A Player Passing Statistics of 2011 , ” he would be in 29th right behind Russell Wilson of Wisconsin , who threw 3 , 175 yards . McGhee helped turn around the team and lowered the teams turnovers . In an article in the " Billings Gazette " , Greg Rachac said , “ The Bobcats are off to their best start since 1978 . And I believe McGhee is the reason for the renaissance . ” When McGhee was a freshman , Brian Wright said , “ DeNarius would be the first to admit he had plenty of areas in which to improve . ” He knows he still has to grow , even though he had a superb and successful year as a quarterback for the Bobcats . Sophomore Year . McGhee improved as an athlete from his freshman year to his sophomore year . Eastern Washington University ' s defensive coordinator John Graham said , “ Nothing seems to rattle him , and I think he ’ s maybe even staying in the pocket longer and not panicking and taking off running as much as he did as a freshman . ” The fall of his sophomore season , the team voted him one of the three captains . One of McGhee ’ s best games of his sophomore season was against Portland State . His statistics were good ; he completed 15 of his 22 passes , and had no turn overs . After that game against PSU , McGhee was awarded Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week . He was also in the running for the Walter Payton Award and was in the final 20 , along with 9 other quarterbacks . McGhee led MSU to its first playoff win since 2006 when it beat New Hampshire 26 - 25 in Bozeman . McGhee ran for two touchdowns and threw for another as the Bobcats advanced to the FCS quarterfinals . Junior Year . McGhee had another solid campaign in 2012 as he again led the Bobcats to a Big Sky Conference title and helped advance the team to the quarterfinals of the NCAA FCS playoffs where they defeated Stony Brook 16 - 10 in the first playoff night game at Bobcat Stadium to advance to the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs for the second straight season . McGhee attempted ( 436 ) and completed more passes ( 288 ) and at a higher completion percentage ( 66 . 0 ) than in his previous two seasons at MSU . He earned first team All - America by the American Football Coaches Association ( AFCA ) , his second BSC Offensive Player of the Year award and was first team All - BSC at quarterback . He ran his record as MSU ' s starting quarterback to 30 - 8 to become the all - time leader in wins in MSU history . He needs just four more wins to become the winningest quarterback in Big Sky Conference history . Senior Year . McGhee suffered a separated shoulder on the last play of the second game of the season at Southern Methodist University . Playing near his hometown McGhee helped lead the Bobcats to a 22 - 5 first half lead and MSU still led 30 - 19 in the third quarter before SMU rallied and scored a touchdown with : 12 seconds to play . MSU ran the hook - and - ladder for its last desperation attempt and McGhee completed a pass to Tanner Roderick , then got the ball back and was driven out of bounds landing on his right shoulder . He ' s currently on the MSU injury report and isn ' t expected back until mid - season . McGhee had completed 36 of 54 of his passes for 458 yards , one touchdown and no interceptions through two games .