Harrison Bailey
| Louisville Cardinals – No. 15 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Senior |
| Major | Management |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 1, 2001 Marietta, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Marietta(Georgia) |
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Harrison Clay Bailey(born November 1, 2001) is an Americancollege footballquarterbackfor theLouisville Cardinals.Bailey previously played atTennesseeand theUniversity of Nevada, Las Vegas(UNLV).
Early life
[edit]Bailey attendedMarietta High School.[1]As a senior, Bailey threw for 50 touchdowns and 10 interceptions on 411 attempts for 4,674 yards.[2]He led his team to a 14–2 record and a state championship.[3]Bailey was rated as a 4-star recruit and was ranked 99th in his class. Bailey chose to go to Tennessee overAlabama,Georgia,andOhio State.[4]He enrolled at Tennessee in January 2020.[5]
College career
[edit]Tennessee
[edit]Bailey appeared in six games in his freshman season. He made his first start againstFloridaon December 5, 2020. In this game, the Gators defeated Bailey and the Volunteers 31–19. In this game Bailey threw for one touchdown and was 14 for 21 passing.[6]The following week, Bailey earned his first win as a starter againstrivalVanderbilt.He passed for 207 yards and two touchdowns in the 42–17 victory.[7]As a starter, Bailey went 1–2. He passed for 578 yards, four touchdowns, and two interceptions on the 2020 season.[8]
Tennessee head coachJeremy Pruittwas fired during the offseason bringing in new head coachJosh Heupel.[9][10]The coaching change brought transfersHendon HookerandJoe Miltonto Tennessee.[11]Bailey was the backup and played in one game againstTennessee Tech.[12]On October 27, 2021, Bailey announced his decision to transfer.[13]
UNLV
[edit]On January 19, 2022, Bailey announced he would be transferring toUNLV.[14]On November 26, Bailey threw for 209 yards and two touchdowns againstNevada,leading UNLV to a 27–22 victory; he entered the game after an injury to starting quarterback Doug Brumfield.[15][16][17]He finished the season throwing for 318 yards and two touchdowns in six appearances.[18]On April 17, 2023, Bailey announced his decision to enter thetransfer portalfor the second time.[19]
Louisville
[edit]On May 25, 2023, Bailey announced he would be transferring toLouisvilleas a preferredwalk-on.[20]He appeared in one game in the 2023 season. He threw a touchdown againstMurray Stateon September 7.[21]
Statistics
[edit]| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| Tennessee Volunteers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 6 | 3 | 1−2 | 48 | 68 | 70.6 | 578 | 8.5 | 4 | 2 | 155.5 | 23 | -28 | -1.2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0−0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 62.1 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 1 | |
| UNLV Rebels | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0−0 | 30 | 58 | 51.7 | 318 | 5.5 | 2 | 1 | 105.7 | 15 | -1 | -0.1 | 1 | |
| Louisville Cardinals | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0−0 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 51 | 10.2 | 1 | 0 | 211.7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0−0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 149.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 15 | 3 | 1−2 | 90 | 144 | 62.5 | 998 | 6.9 | 7 | 3 | 132.6 | 42 | -21 | -0.5 | 2 | |
References
[edit]- ^Sentell, Jeff (August 9, 2017)."UGA recruiting: Marietta's Harrison Bailey joins Georgia's golden era of QBs".DawgNation.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Ray, Matt (December 5, 2020)."Everything to Know About Harrison Bailey Ahead of His First Start".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Ray, Matt (December 14, 2019)."Vols QB commit, Harrison Bailey, ends historic high-school career with State Title".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^"Harrison Bailey Timeline Events".247sports.com.RetrievedDecember 9,2021.
- ^Panzica, Lucas (January 21, 2020)."Harrison Bailey receives fifth star".Vols Wire.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^"Florida at Tennessee Box Score, December 5, 2020".Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^"Tennessee at Vanderbilt Box Score, December 12, 2020".Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^"Harrison Bailey 2020 Game Log".Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Low, Chris; Schlabach, Mark (January 18, 2021)."Vols firing Pruitt with cause after investigation".ESPN.com.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Toppmeyer, Blake (January 27, 2021)."Tennessee football hires Josh Heupel of UCF as Vols coach".Knoxville News Sentinel.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Trotter, Isaac (August 12, 2021)."Tennessee football: Vols' starting QB remains foggy".247Sports.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^"Tennessee Tech at Tennessee Box Score, September 18, 2021".Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 8,2023.
- ^Ray, Matt (October 27, 2021)."Just In: Vols QB Bailey Enters Transfer Portal".Sports Illustrated.RetrievedDecember 9,2021.
- ^Gallagher, Michael (January 19, 2022)."Ex-Vols QB Harrison Bailey settles on new school".Nashville Post.RetrievedJanuary 22,2022.
- ^"Football Captures The Cannon!".University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics.November 26, 2022.RetrievedSeptember 28,2023.
- ^"UNLV claims cannon, holds off Nevada late for 27-22 win".AP NEWS.November 27, 2022.RetrievedDecember 20,2022.
- ^Grimala, Mike (November 26, 2022)."Live coverage: UNLV wins Fremont Cannon with goal-line stop".Las Vegas Sun.RetrievedDecember 20,2022.
- ^Cubit, Alexis (April 24, 2023)."Louisville football spring transfer portal: Defensive lineman Jeffrey Clark 13th to commit".The Courier-Journal.RetrievedMay 27,2023.
- ^Gray, Nick (April 17, 2023)."Former Tennessee football QB Harrison Bailey in transfer portal after season at UNLV".Knoxville News Sentinel.RetrievedMay 27,2023.
- ^Jacobs, John (May 26, 2023)."Former Marietta QB Harrison Bailey makes move to Louisville".Marietta Daily Journal.RetrievedMay 27,2023.
- ^"Murray State at Louisville Box Score, September 7, 2023".Sports Reference.RetrievedJanuary 14,2024.