...Foundation and Hall of Fame. Also nominated Wednesday were Charles Batch of Eastern Michigan; James Brown of Texas; Thad Busby of Florida State; Ryan Clement of Miami, Fla.; John Dutton of Nevada-Reno; Scott Frost of Nebraska; John Hessler...
...added. "That's all you can do about it." Before 76,360 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium, Florida State quarterback Thad Busby threw for a career-high 304 yards and four touchdowns and continually hit big plays as the second-ranked Seminoles...
...cruciate ligament tear he suffered in FSU's spring scrimmage in April. Kendra had spent three years preparing to replace Thad Busby, who graduated last spring. Now the pressure falls on Weinke, who hasn't competed in a meaningful game this decade...
...Jackets' lone points came on a Brad Chambers 35-yard field goal in the first quarter after Brian Wilkins intercepted a Thad Busby pass on the first play from scrimmage. FSU (7-0, 6-0) sputtered on offense, as it has much of this year, but...
...polish some of the top quarterbacks in Seminoles history -- Casey Weldon, Brad Johnson, Danny Kanell, Charlie Ward, Thad Busby and Weinke. Since Richt left, there's been guys such as Chris Rix, Wyatt Sexton, Xavier Lee and Drew Weatherford...
...quarterbacks -- starting with Peter Tom Willis, Chip Ferguson, Casey Weldon and ending with Kanell's successor, Thad Busby -- who were handed the keys to Bowden's offense as long as they got the ball to quick receivers like Tamarick Vanover...
...moving up the career charts at Florida State, ranking fifth in passing yardage and touchdown passes -- just one behind Thad Busby and four behind the third-place Ward. Senior wideout Peter Warrick needs 15 catches and 172 yards to erase career...
...before Saturday's kickoff ... Dan Kendra started in a new position for the Seminoles. He filled in for quarterback Thad Busby in 1997, but against Georgia Tech, the senior started at fullback for William McCray, who broke his ankle in practice...
...not recall an instance where the school had been successful getting a sixth year for an athlete. Kendra, a backup to Thad Busby the past two seasons, had won the starting job in spring practice before he was injured April 4 in the school's annual...
...Kendra isn't ready, 26-year-old sophomore Chris Weinke would likely open the season at quarterback. As a backup to Thad Busby the last two seasons, Kendra passed for 1,006 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was one of the nation's most heralded...
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