Jay Urich
- position QB
- height 6-4
- weight 194
- class Freshman
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Wren
- position QB
- height 6-4
- weight 194
- class Freshman
- Hometown Greenville, S.C.
- High school Wren
Jay Urich Bio
* 2019 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2018 Dr. Harris Pastides Outstanding Student-Athlete
* 2018 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
* 2017-18 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Versatile performer who brings a different skill set to the quarterback room… has also played wide receiver and on special teams during his Gamecock career… athletic player with good speed… three-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2019
Utility player… listed as a quarterback, but saw action at both wide receiver and on special teams… played in eight games… caught one pass for 11 yards against Appalachian State… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll… was a standout in the Garnet & Black Spring Game when he completed 6-of-8 passes for 84 yards and a TD and caught nine passes for 130 yards and a score.
2018
Redshirt freshman quarterback who saw his only action versus Chattanooga… completed his only pass for nine yards… also carried one time for 14 yards… one of four players honored by the coaches with the Dr. Harris Pastides Outstanding Student-Athlete Award… named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2017
Freshman quarterback who was redshirted in his first season… named to the First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Wren High School in Piedmont, S.C., in 2017… completed 58.1 percent of his passes during his senior season for the Hurricanes, going 183-for-315 for 2,055 yards… tossed 20 TDs while averaging 186.8 yards passing… rushed 183 times for 1,036 yards and 15 scores… coached by Jeff Tate… selected to play in the North-South All-Star Game following his senior season… threw for 2,758 yards with 21 touchdowns in 12 games as a junior in 2015… Rivals ranked him as the fourth-best player in the state, and the 14th-best dual-threat quarterback in the country… considered the 17th-best player in the state and the 19th-best dual-threat in the country by 247Sports… ranked as the 10th-best player in South Carolina and the 26th-pocket passer in the country by ESPN… considered the 54th-best QB in the nation by Scout.
PERSONAL
Jay S. Urich was born Dec. 17, 1998… expected to graduate in December with a degree in public health… loves cats and enjoys reading books… has begun a foundation to assist the youth.
