Teamed with Patrick Pinkney to give East Carolina one of the strongest rotating quarterbacking systems in the nation a year ago ... Completed '08 spring drills as the officially designated backup but coaches feel tight competition could resume in the fall, similar to the 2007 season ... Experienced both the positives and negatives of playing on a grand stage a year ago - overcoming the adversity of a team rule violation and suspension prior to the nationally-televised opener at Virginia Tech but displaying the resolve and maturity to face teammates and work his way back up the depth chart to guide ECU to big C-USA victories over UTEP and UCF before engineering a game-winning drive against Boise State in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl ... Gives Pirates a physical quarterback prototype in regards to size, quickness and arm strength ... Has added to an already imposing figure with notable efforts in strength and conditioning program, adding nearly 20 pounds to frame during first three seasons in program ... Completed nine-of-21 passes for 83 yards in first spring scrimmage (3/28) before hitting seven-of-19 passes for 68 yards a week later in second simulated contest (4/3) ... Turned in strong weather-shortened '07 Purple-Gold Game, leading all passers with 95 yards (eight-of-14) ... Hooked up with Dwayne Harris for a game-long 41-yarder ... A past recipient (2005) of the program's Rick Bankston Memorial Award on offense - symbolic of scout team player-of-the-year honors. 2007: Started seven of 10 games played at quarterback ... Earned starting nod heading into the 2007 season but was suspended for the opener (team rule violation) ... Recorded first career start under center against UCF (10/6) ... Completed 96-of-175 passes for 1,164 yards, nine TDs and four interceptions ... Completed 28-of-50 passes for 254 yards (all career-highs) vs. N.C. State ... Threw for at least 200 yards in three games ... Had at least one TD pass in five contests ... Tossed three TDs in a game twice (UCF, Tulane) ... vs. Va. Tech (9/1): DNP-SUS ... vs. UNC (9/8): DNP-CD ... vs. USM (9/15): DNP-CD ... vs. WVU (9/22): Experienced first action of the season in the fourth quarter ... Completed two-of-three passes for 11 yards ... Had one rush for seven yards ... vs. Houston (9/29): Played entire second half completing 6-of-12 passes for 110 yards and one TD ... Threw first career TD (34 yards to T.J. Lee) in the third quarter ... Rushed three times (-7 yards) ... Connected with Jamar Bryant on a 46-yard strike in the third quarter ... vs. UCF (10/6): Completed 12-of-23 passes for a then career-high 201 yards and three TDs ... Rushed six times for 11 yards with one TD (six yards) ... Found four receivers for ten or more yards (Drew-13, Hickman-12 and 31, Henry-19 and Johnson-72) ... Completed career-long pass of 72 yards to Johnson for a TD ... vs. UTEP (10/13): Notched second consecutive start under center ... Scored game-winning TD in overtime on a one-yard run (second career rushing TD) ... Completed 18-of-32 passes for a then career-high 219 yards with one TD and three interceptions ... Found seven different receivers for completions of 10 or more yards ... Game-long strike of 34 yards to Juwon Crowell at the close of regulation sent the game into overtime ... Carried the ball four times for five yards ... Thirteen-of-18 completions went for 10 or more yards ... vs. N.C. State (10/20): Passed for a career-high 254 yards, completing 28-of-50 attempts (both career-highs) with one interception ... Connected with Jamar Bryant on an 18-yard TD strike in the second quarter ... Ran 10 times (-5 yards) ... Connected with six different receivers for receptions of 10 or more yards ... vs. UAB (10/27): Completed 10-of-17 passes for 69 yards ... Hooked up with Crowell on an 11-yard strike ... Rushed one time (-1 yard) ... vs. Memphis (11/3): Completed 4-of-10 passes for 45 yards ... Connected with Davon Drew on a 26-yard toss to open the Pirates' first offensive possession, setting up ECU's first score ... Ran one time for seven yards ... vs. Marshall (11/10): Started sixth game under center ... Completed 3-of-7 passes for 42 yards ... Rushed three times (-1 yard) ... vs. Tulane (11/24): Completed 12-of-18 passes for 177 yards and three TDs ... Connected on TD strikes of 6, 25 and 33 yards ... Ran twice for -3 yards ... vs. Boise State (12/23): Experienced action in a reserve role, completing one-of-three pass attempts for 36 yards ... Engineered Pirates' game-winning drive late in the fourth quarter, finding Jamar Bryant on a critical third-and-eight play to set up deciding field goal ... Carried the ball twice for six yards. 2006: Quickly established himself as the top back-up behind record-setting quarterback James Pinkney ... However, was able to experience significant playing time in five games, completing 14-of-30 passes for 184 yards with one interception (West Virginia) ... Rushed the ball seven times for -23 yards ... Closed year in fine statistical fashion, topping all ECU and USF quarterbacks with 138 air yards vs. the Bulls in the Papajohns.com Bowl ... vs. Navy (9/2): DNP-CD ... vs. UAB (9/9): DNP-CD ... vs. Memphis (9/16): DNP-CD ... vs. WVU (9/23): Made collegiate debut in the fourth quarter against the No. 4 Mountaineers ... Completed two-of-seven passes for 29 yards with one interception ... Connected on a 25-yard pass play with Jamar Bryant and also completed a four-yard toss ... Ran the ball twice for ten yards, including a seven-yard scamper down the right sideline ... vs. UVA (10/7): DNP-CD ... vs. Tulsa (10/14): DNP-CD ... vs. SMU (10/21): Experienced limited action in second career game ... Completed lone pass of the game in the first quarter to Aundrae Allison for 11 yards ... vs. USM (10/28): DNP-CD ... vs. UCF (11/4): Participated in two plays to close out the first half (no passing statistics, but was sacked twice for -20 yards) ... vs. Marshall (11/11): Played in back-to-back games for the first time in career ... Took three snaps (all passing plays) and completed one pass for six yards ... vs. Rice (11/18): DNP-CD ... vs. N.C. State (11/25): DNP-CD ... vs. USF (12/23): Experienced most extensive action of the season against the Bulls during the Papajohns.com Bowl at Legion Field ... Completed 10-of-19 passes for a team-high 138 yards ... Hit first throw of the game for 26 yards to Brandon Fractious ... Then career-long pass came on fourth-down in the fourth quarter - a 29-yard strike to Bobby Good ... Also booked three rushes (-13 yards). 2005: Redshirted ... As previously mentioned, provided program with an exemplary effort as the top scout team signal-caller ... Officially signed with Skip Holtz' program in February, 2005. High School: A three-year starter and four-year letterwinner as a quarterback for two different programs in the Orlando (Fla.) area ... Opened career at Lake Mary High School before transferring to Lake Highland Preparatory High School prior to his senior season ... Led Lake Mary to the Class AAAAA Florida State Playoff semifinals as a junior before guiding Lake Highland to the Class AAAAAA semis as a senior in 2004 ... Earned FHSAA Player-of-the-Year honors in the 2A-2B classification after his senior year ... Completed 55-of-100 (55.0 percent) passes for 1,300 yards and 10 touchdowns for Lake Highland in 2004 while also adding 300 rushing yards ... Compiled 1,340 passing yards and nine TDs as a junior at Lake Mary ... Served as captain of the East Team in the Florida East-West All-Star Classic played in December, 2004 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa ... Selected as the MVP of the East squad, completing 17-of-21 passes for 251 yard and four touchdowns ... Turned in a 55.4 completion percentage during his prep career ... In all, completed 191-of-345 passes for 4,639 yards and 39 TDs ... Averaged over eight yards per rushing attempt, picking up 569 ground yards and seven scores ... Committed just 13 turnovers during his four-year career which spanned over 1,300 offensive plays ... A three-sport athlete, earning additional letters in basketball and weightlifting during his senior year ... A Dean's List and Honor Roll performer in the classroom each semester of high school, maintaining a cumulative 3.10 grade point average all four years ... Was exceptionally active in the Central Florida community, earning credit for over 400 hours of volunteer service ... Finished prep career at the same high school program as former East Carolina wide receiver Bobby Good. Personal: Full name is Robert Joseph Kass ... Born March 25, 1987... Major is communications ... Has quarterback bloodlines as his grandfather served as a signal-caller at Hofstra while father Dave played same position for John Mackovic at Wake Forest before transferring to New Hampshire ... A strong classroom performer as well, earning selection to the ECU Athletic Director's Honor Roll since enrolling (2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 academic years). |
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