Casey Thompson: Age| Father| Recruiting| Parents| Ethnicity…

Casey Thompson (born October 3, 1998) [1] is an American football quarterback for the Texas Longhorns. Thompson attended Newcastle in Newcastle, Oklahoma.

Casey Thompson: Age| Father| Recruiting| Parents| Ethnicity

Age:

Thompson competed with Hudson Card for the starting quarterback position. Card initially won the starting job, but Thompson was promoted to starter for week 3. In his first college career start, he went 15-for-18 on pass attempts, threw for 164 yards, 2 touchdowns, and an interception in a 58-0 shutout victory over the Rice Owls. 

Father:

Casey Thompson/Father

Charles Thompson

Even at two months old, the vibe Casey Thompson gave his father was one of a quarterback in the making. Charles had been a significant one at Oklahoma in the late 1980s.

“[My father] always says, ‘You’ll never be me. I’m way better than you were,'” Casey said this week ahead of Saturday’s rivalry game between No. 21 Texas and No. 6 Oklahoma.

Recruiting:

Texas is already feeling good about its 2018 recruiting class after quarterback Casey Thompson committed to the Longhorns. 

Thompson announced Thursday he’s committing to Texas, citing new head coach Tom Herman as the biggest reason why.

Parents:

“I just tell him, just do your thing,” running back Bijan Robinson said. “Use the gifts that God gave you, like I always say, and just make sure you’re comfortable.” Maybe that toughness was instilled by Thompson’s father. Charles Thompson was a star quarterback at Oklahoma in the late 1980s.

Ethnicity:

Casey Thompson is an American college football quarterback. He is currently playing for the Texas Longhorns of the University of Texas at Austin.

As of today, Thompson has replaced Hudson Card as the quarterback in the game against Arkansas. He is reported to start as the starting quarterback for the team very soon, per Hookem Headlines.