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Jersey Number 10
Asher O'Hara
- Position:
- QB
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 190
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Rolling Meadows, IL
- High School:
- Rolling Meadows
Bio
Career
• Ranks 9th all-time in passing yards, 9th in touchdown passes, 7th in completions, 4th in completion percentage, 2nd in yards passing per game and fifth in 200 yard passing games
2020 (r-Junior)
• Named Second Team All-C-USA
• Started all nine games
• Threw for 1,960 yards and 12 touchdowns while completing 66.9 percent of his passes. Also led the team in rushing with 601 yards and seven scores.
• Accounted for 77.8 percent of the team’s total offense
• Had two 300-yard passing games and four more of 200 or more yards
• Turned in 60 or more yards rushing in a game six times
• Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
• Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• Named Phil Steele Fourth Team Preseason All-C-USA
• Set career highs in passing attempts (47), completions (31) and passing yards (372) at UTSA to go with three TD passes
• Accounted for 315 of the team’s 319 yards with 217 through the air and 98 on the ground against WKU
• Threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns at FIU to go with 106 rushing yards and two scores
• Named a Manning Star of the Week on Oct. 12
• Registered 333 passing yards, rushed for 69 yards and accounted for four touchdowns (2 run, 2 pass) in win at Rice, including the game-winning TD run in OT
• Named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 on Oct. 26
• Had 210 yards passing on 19 of 23 passes to go with a team and game-high 86 rushing yards at Troy
• Announced he was entering the transfer portal on Dec. 17
2019 (r-Sophomore)
• Played and started all 12 games
• Ended the season with 2,616 passing yards and 20 touchdowns on 210-for-335 passing
• Also rushed for a team-high 1,058 yards and nine touchdowns to become just the second QB in school history to reach 1,000 yards (also third leading rushing QB in the nation)
• Had four 300-yard passing games to equal the third most in a single-season at MT
• Had four 100-yard rushing games to match the most in a career by a quarterback at MT
• Graded out a winner 10 games
• Led team with 13 plays of 20 or more yards (all rushing)
• In his first career start on the road at No. 7 Michigan, he completed 22 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns
• Became the first quarterback in MT history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the win over TSU by tallying 367 passing yards and 103 rushing yards. Also had four touchdown passes.
• Earned the TSWA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10
• Threw for 201 yards against Duke while leading the team in rushing with 67 yards
• Had 261 yards passing and led team with 76 rushing yards and a TD against Marshall
• Completed 24 of 42 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown at FAU to go with 57 rushing yards and a score. Also had three interceptions
• Rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown at UNT
• Turned in a game-high 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns in win over FIU, including a long run of 53 yards
• Had his second straight 100-yard rushing game with 148 yards and a touchdown at Charlotte
• Threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns against Rice to go with a team-high 79 rushing yards and two scores
• Led team with 78 rushing yards while throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns against ODU
• Had his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season with 301 yards and three touchdowns at WKU. Also rushed for 144 yards to top the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
2018 (Sophomore)
• Played in two games and was redshirted
• Saw his first action against UT-Martin
• Came in for the injured Brent Stockstill at FIU and rushed for a team-high 85 yards and a touchdown to go with 9 of 20 passing for 114 yards.
College of DuPage
• Completed 139 of 214 passes for 1,814 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2017
• Also rushed for 565 yards
High School
• Lettered in football at Rolling Meadows High School
• Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a senior
• Was a two-time conference Player of the Year
Personal
• Full name: Asher L. O’Hara
• Parents: Les and Julie O’Hara
• Born: 3/24/99
• Major: Integrated Studies
• Ranks 9th all-time in passing yards, 9th in touchdown passes, 7th in completions, 4th in completion percentage, 2nd in yards passing per game and fifth in 200 yard passing games
2020 (r-Junior)
• Named Second Team All-C-USA
• Started all nine games
• Threw for 1,960 yards and 12 touchdowns while completing 66.9 percent of his passes. Also led the team in rushing with 601 yards and seven scores.
• Accounted for 77.8 percent of the team’s total offense
• Had two 300-yard passing games and four more of 200 or more yards
• Turned in 60 or more yards rushing in a game six times
• Named to Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List
• Named to Wuerffel Trophy Watch List
• Named Phil Steele Fourth Team Preseason All-C-USA
• Set career highs in passing attempts (47), completions (31) and passing yards (372) at UTSA to go with three TD passes
• Accounted for 315 of the team’s 319 yards with 217 through the air and 98 on the ground against WKU
• Threw for 268 yards and two touchdowns at FIU to go with 106 rushing yards and two scores
• Named a Manning Star of the Week on Oct. 12
• Registered 333 passing yards, rushed for 69 yards and accounted for four touchdowns (2 run, 2 pass) in win at Rice, including the game-winning TD run in OT
• Named to the Davey O’Brien Great 8 on Oct. 26
• Had 210 yards passing on 19 of 23 passes to go with a team and game-high 86 rushing yards at Troy
• Announced he was entering the transfer portal on Dec. 17
2019 (r-Sophomore)
• Played and started all 12 games
• Ended the season with 2,616 passing yards and 20 touchdowns on 210-for-335 passing
• Also rushed for a team-high 1,058 yards and nine touchdowns to become just the second QB in school history to reach 1,000 yards (also third leading rushing QB in the nation)
• Had four 300-yard passing games to equal the third most in a single-season at MT
• Had four 100-yard rushing games to match the most in a career by a quarterback at MT
• Graded out a winner 10 games
• Led team with 13 plays of 20 or more yards (all rushing)
• In his first career start on the road at No. 7 Michigan, he completed 22 of 32 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns
• Became the first quarterback in MT history to pass for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the win over TSU by tallying 367 passing yards and 103 rushing yards. Also had four touchdown passes.
• Earned the TSWA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 10
• Threw for 201 yards against Duke while leading the team in rushing with 67 yards
• Had 261 yards passing and led team with 76 rushing yards and a TD against Marshall
• Completed 24 of 42 passes for 335 yards and a touchdown at FAU to go with 57 rushing yards and a score. Also had three interceptions
• Rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown at UNT
• Turned in a game-high 159 yards rushing and two touchdowns in win over FIU, including a long run of 53 yards
• Had his second straight 100-yard rushing game with 148 yards and a touchdown at Charlotte
• Threw for 338 yards and two touchdowns against Rice to go with a team-high 79 rushing yards and two scores
• Led team with 78 rushing yards while throwing for 185 yards and two touchdowns against ODU
• Had his fourth 300-yard passing game of the season with 301 yards and three touchdowns at WKU. Also rushed for 144 yards to top the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
2018 (Sophomore)
• Played in two games and was redshirted
• Saw his first action against UT-Martin
• Came in for the injured Brent Stockstill at FIU and rushed for a team-high 85 yards and a touchdown to go with 9 of 20 passing for 114 yards.
College of DuPage
• Completed 139 of 214 passes for 1,814 yards and 15 touchdowns in 2017
• Also rushed for 565 yards
High School
• Lettered in football at Rolling Meadows High School
• Earned all-state honorable mention honors as a senior
• Was a two-time conference Player of the Year
Personal
• Full name: Asher L. O’Hara
• Parents: Les and Julie O’Hara
• Born: 3/24/99
• Major: Integrated Studies
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