Biography
All-time leading passer in program history for his career (12,074 yards), first in passing touchdowns (91), first in passer efficiency (142.34), first in touchdowns responsible for (97), is the record-holder in career completions (1,000), career pass attempts (1,589), second in career completion percentage (63.0 percent), has the most 300-yard passing games in program history (18).
Owns North Texas single-season passing yardage (4,052), touchdown (31), completion (324), pass attempts (511) records, all set in 2017
2019:
• Named a finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
• On the watch list for the following awards: Walter Camp, Maxwell, Davey O'Brien, Manning, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm, CFPA National Performer of the Year, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose
• Named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year and was an all-conference selection by C-USA's 14 head coaches
• One of five team captains and a member of the team's leadership council
• Has completed 235-380 passes for 2,820 yards, an average of 265.7 yards a game, 27 touchdowns, seven interceptions and a 62.6 completion percentage in 11 games played so far in 2019, has also added two rushing touchdowns
• Completed 17-32 passes for 163 yards and an interception and added a rushing touchdown at Rice on 11/23
• Completed 8-15 passes for 48 yards in limited action at Louisiana Tech on 11/9
• Completed 24-39 passes for 332 yards and a career-high seven touchdowns in the win vs. UTEP on 11/2, his seven touchdown performance broke the Apogee Stadium record for most touchdown passes in a single game
• Named the Week 10 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week, one of the Manning Award's eight Stars of the Week, a Davey O'Brien Award Great 8 selection and the Dave Campbell's Texas Football Coverboy of the Week after his performance against UTEP on 11/2
• Completed 26-38 passes for a season-high 394 yards and five touchdowns at Charlotte on 10/26
• Completed 33-45 passes for 375 yards, a touchdown, an interception and added a rushing touchdown in the win vs. Middle Tennessee on 10/19
• Completed 11-25 passes for 217 yards, three touchdowns and an interception at Southern Miss on 10/12
• Completed 35-55 passes for 353 yards and two touchdowns vs. Houston on 9/28
• Completed 15-22 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the win vs. UTSA on 9/21
• Completed 21-40 passes for 210 yards and two touchdowns at California on 9/14, where he became the all-time program leader in passing touchdowns (71) and surpassed 10,000 career passing yards
• Completed 17-32 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown at SMU on 9/7, when he tied the school record for career passing touchdowns
• Completed 28-37 passes for 383 yards with four touchdowns and one interception in the season-opening win vs. Abilene Christian on 8/31
2018:
• Ranked 10th in the FBS in passing yards (3,793) and was ninth in the FBS in passing yards per game (291.8) in 13 games
• Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year (the fifth player to win C-USA Offensive POTY in back-to-back seasons)
• Completed 303 of 469 passes for 3,793 yards, 27 TDs and 5 INTs with 2 rushing TDs in 13 games
• Was on the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Maxwell, Davey O’Brien (semifinalist), Manning and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch Lists (semifinalist) and was named a Player to Watch by the Touchdown Club of Columbus
• Selected to the C-USA Preseason All-Conference team
• Prior to an injury that took him out of the New Mexico Bowl vs. Utah State on 12/15 (early second quarter), completed 8 of 12 passes for 59 yards and carried one time for nine yards
• Completed 26 of 36 passes for 320 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in the win on 11/24 at UTSA
• Completed 22 of 33 passes for 295 yards with two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions in the win vs. Florida Atlantic on 11/15
• Completed 26 of 44 passes for 240 yards, two touchdowns and an interception at Old Dominion on 11/10, when he became the program's all-time leading passer (career passing yards),
• Completed 18 of 35 passes for 333 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions on 10/27 in a win vs. Rice,
• Completed 29 of 40 passes for 336 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions at UAB on 10/20,
• Completed 24 of 38 passes for 292 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions and set the career completions record in the win vs. Southern Miss on 10/13,
• Completed 23 of 34 passes, including a 14 of 15 second half, for 294 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions in the win at UTEP on 10/6
• Completed 22 of 35 passes for 296 yards and three touchdowns vs. Louisiana Tech on 9/29
• Totaled three touchdowns (one rushing) and completed 16 of 27 passes for 185 yards and two scores, with no interceptions in the win at Liberty on 9/22Â
• Completed 24 of 45 passes for 281 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions and also rushed for a touchdown in the win at Arkansas on 9/15
• Completed 25 of 40 passes for 418 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns, with one interception, in the win vs. Incarnate Word on 9/8, becoming the first player in program history to throw for 400-plus yards in back-to-back games
• Completed 40 of 50 passes for a career-high 444 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions in the win over SMU on 9/1 (40 completions was also a career high)
• Was named the Week 1 C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week and a member of the Davey O'Brien "Great 8" after his performance against SMU
2017:
• Finished by completing 324 of 511 passes for 4,052 yards with 31 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 14 starts and was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year and was a first-team all-conference selection
• Completed 30 of 54 passes (setting North Texas bowl records for completions and attempts) for 303 yards, three touchdowns (which tied a North Texas bowl record) and two interceptions in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl vs. Troy on 12/16
• Completed 28 of 44 passes for 356 yards and a touchdown in the C-USA Championship Game at Florida Atlantic on 12/2
• Completed 18 of 25 passes for 195 yards and one touchdown in the win at Rice on 11/25
• Completed 24 of 36 passes for 386 yards and a career-high-tying four touchdowns in a win over Army West Point on 11/18
• Completed 23 of 35 passes for 213 yards and a career-high four touchdowns on 11/11 in a win over UTEP
• Completed 23 of 37 passes for 211 yards with a touchdown and one interception in a win at La Tech on 11/4
• Completed 25 of 36 passes for 309 yards with one touchdown and one interception on 10/28 in a win over Old Dominion
• Completed 31 of 47 passes for 283 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions at Florida Atlantic on 10/21
• Completed 20 of 34 passes for 354 yards, three touchdowns and one interception, with a rushing score, while engineering a 98-yard game-winning touchdown drive in the final 1:07 with no timeouts vs. UTSA on 10/14 on his way to C-USA Offensive Player of the Week honors
• Threw for 366 yards and two touchdowns (with one interception) on 24 of 40 passing on 9/30 at Southern Miss in a win
• Completed 14 of 29 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns in the win over UAB on 9/23
• Completed 16 of 26 passes for 167 yards with one interception at Iowa on 9/16
• Completed 32 of 47 passes for a then-career-high 424 yards with three touchdowns (424 yards was the sixth-most in school history in a single game) and two interceptions at SMU on 9/9
• Completed 15 of 21 passes for 224 yards and a career-high three touchdowns, with no interceptions in his season debut on 9/2 vs. Lamar (208.2 pass efficiency rating was ninth-best in school history for a single game)
2016:
• Named to the C-USA All-Freshman team
• Completed 155 of 261 passes for 1,572 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions, along with two rushing scores in 10 appearances, nine of which were starts
• Was 3 for 6 for nine yards before leaving due to injury at WKU on 11/12
• Finished 23 for 34 for 207 yards with a touchdown and an interception after completing his first 15 passes vs. La Tech on 11/5
• Completed 27 of 38 passes for 257 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions on 10/29 at UTSA to go along with 12 carries for 91 yards and a touchdown on the ground
• Fine’s 80-yard touchdown run at UTSA was the longest play from scrimmage for the Mean Green and is the longest run by a quarterback in school history
• Was 9 of 17 for 118 yards with a touchdown and an interception in a win at Army on 10/22
• Completed 18 of 28 passes for 206 yards and a touchdown, and also scored the first rushing touchdown of his career on an eight-yard keeper in the second quarter on 10/8 vs. Marshall
• Had his first career 300-yard passing game, completing 33 of 54 passes for 303 yards with one touchdown on 10/1 vs. MTSU
• Completed 17 of 29 passes for a career-high 224 yards and one touchdown, the first passing score of his career at Rice in a double OT win on 9/24, while also carrying 14 times for 28 yards
• Finished 6 of 22 for 66 yards at No. 23 Florida on 9/17
• Made his first career start on 9/10 vs. Bethune-Cookman, completing 11 of 22 passes for 108 yards, while also carrying eight times for 46 yards during the North Texas win
• Made his collegiate debut on 9/3 vs. SMU completing 8 of 11 passes for 74 yards, while also rushing for six yards
High School:
• Was a two-star Rivals, 247 and 247 composite recruit
• Was the 27th-ranked recruit in the state of Oklahoma according to the 247 rankings
• Was the 34th-ranked recruit in the state of Oklahoma according to the 247 composite rankings
• Was the 91st-ranked pro-style quarterback in the nation according to the 247 rankings
• Was the 119th-ranked pro-style quarterback in the nation according to the 247 composite rankings
• MaxPreps Small Schools All-American Team selection
• The first and only two-time Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year
• Set Oklahoma high school career records for passing yards (13,081) and touchdown passes (166)
• His 13,081 yards ranked eighth nationally in high school football history and 166 touchdowns tied for fifth nationally in high school football history
• Helped lead Locust Grove to a 42-8 record, including a 37-3 record in his final three years
• As a senior, completed 251 of 384 passes for 4,227 yards with 53 touchdowns, leading Locust Grove to the Class 3A state quarterfinals
• Completed 329 of 485 passes for 5,006 yards with 71 touchdowns, leading Locust Grove to the state semifinals during his junior season