He stepped in to take over -- after an injury -- from a senior, Blaine Gautier, who the season before had merely led UL to its first bowl game since 1970.
He never stepped aside even after Gautier returned, and wound up completing -- despite not even playing the full year -- 206 of 315 passes for 2,842 yards and 17 touchdowns while also running 119 times for 769 yards and other nine TDs.