Temple University Athletics
2012 Football Roster
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Newsome, Kevin

Jersey Number 7
Kevin Newsome
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 231
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chesapeake, Va.
- High School:
- Hargrave Military Academy
Bio
Transfer student.
College: Spent three seasons at Penn State before transferring to Temple. 2011: Redshirted. 2010: Played in six games … went 6-of-13 for 78 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. 2009: Played in 10 games … one of eight true freshmen to see action … completed 8-of-11 passes (72.7) for 66 yards … on the field for 50 snaps.
High School: One of the nation's top prep quarterbacks for coach Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military Academy … ranked the No. 10 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com … rated him among the Top 40 prep players in the nation by Rivals.com … selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American game … as a junior at Western Branch HS in Chesapeake, threw for more than 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns and ran for more than 500 yards and 11 scores … captain of the track and field team … All-American sprinter … accomplished sprinter and hurdler … two-time hurdles state champion … ranked No. 5 in the nation … finished 10th at the Virginia state championships as the only freshman in the field … compiled a 3.7 grade-point average … president of his junior class … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Kevin Leonardo Newsome, Jr. … born January 21, 1991, in Portsmouth, Va. … parents are Theresa and Kevin Newsome, Sr. … has an older brother Tory and younger brother Keevon … father was a running back at Saint Paul's College … avid piano player … communications major.
College: Spent three seasons at Penn State before transferring to Temple. 2011: Redshirted. 2010: Played in six games … went 6-of-13 for 78 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. 2009: Played in 10 games … one of eight true freshmen to see action … completed 8-of-11 passes (72.7) for 66 yards … on the field for 50 snaps.
High School: One of the nation's top prep quarterbacks for coach Robert Prunty at Hargrave Military Academy … ranked the No. 10 quarterback in the nation by Scout.com … rated him among the Top 40 prep players in the nation by Rivals.com … selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American game … as a junior at Western Branch HS in Chesapeake, threw for more than 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns and ran for more than 500 yards and 11 scores … captain of the track and field team … All-American sprinter … accomplished sprinter and hurdler … two-time hurdles state champion … ranked No. 5 in the nation … finished 10th at the Virginia state championships as the only freshman in the field … compiled a 3.7 grade-point average … president of his junior class … National Honor Society member.
Personal: Kevin Leonardo Newsome, Jr. … born January 21, 1991, in Portsmouth, Va. … parents are Theresa and Kevin Newsome, Sr. … has an older brother Tory and younger brother Keevon … father was a running back at Saint Paul's College … avid piano player … communications major.
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