Steven Charles Threet (born January 2, 1989) is a former American football quarterback who played for both Michigan and Arizona State.
He threw for 4,824 yards and 49 touchdowns as a high school player in Adrian, Michigan, and was ranked by Rivals.com as the No.
After sitting out the 2007 season under NCAA transfer rules, the redshirt freshman Threet would go on to start at quarterback in eight of Michigan's 12 games.
On August 30, 2010, Arizona State head coach, Dennis Erickson, announced that Threet would be the starting quarterback for the coming season.
In August 2006, Detroit Free Press sports writer Chris Silva wrote that Threet "has the brains of a Steven Q. Urkel and an arm of a young Peyton Manning.
He can audible at the line of scrimmage, like NFL star Peyton Manning, and absorb a playbook faster than Urkel could memorize physics formulas.
Threet had Ivy League schools such as Harvard and Princeton clamoring over his smarts and skills.
"[1] Threet had offers from several major schools, including Wisconsin, Stanford, Illinois, North Carolina State, Indiana, Cincinnati and Georgia Tech.
[3] During spring practice in April 2007, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that "Threet appeared to take the lead over Calvin Booker for the No.
[7][8] While Lloyd Carr was still head coach at Michigan, he had also recruited five-star quarterback Ryan Mallett.
"[3] In a July 2007 interview with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Threet explained his decision: "The biggest thing is that the two coaches that recruited me took jobs at other schools, and that happened after I got there.
Mallett believed Rodriguez's offense to be unsuitable for a pocket passer, and therefore transferred to Arkansas.
Threet, although, saw action in Michigan's season opener against Utah, entering the game as a substitute and closing the 25–10 deficit before eventually losing, 25–23.
[12] Threet was slated for his first career start at Michigan in the following game against Miami (Ohio), although Sheridan would also see playing time.
On the first offensive play for Michigan, Threet completed a screen pass to Martavious Odoms that was good for 50 yards.
[13] Threet finished with six completions on 13 attempts for 63 yards and no touchdowns, although Michigan evened its season record at 1-1.
[14] According to The Michigan Daily, "Threet's breakout start" came on the road against Notre Dame when he went 16-of-23 for 175 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions.
[15] In its game coverage, the paper reported, "Redshirt freshman quarterback Steven Threet played with poise, leading the Wolverines to 330 total yards.
Not known for his mobility, Threet's most impressive play was a 58-yard run in the fourth quarter that set up Michigan's game-winning touchdown.
"[2] Asked later about Magee's comments, Threet said:"I guess I feel like that's a difference of philosophy from the previous staff.
Some people close to me were upset that a coach would call me out in front of the media, but you know, in the end it didn't really matter to me.
"[19]The Michigan Daily's sports editor, Dan Feldman, later questioned the wisdom of Magee's public criticism of the team's starting quarterback.
"[19] Under transfer rules Threet was required to sit out the 2009 season, but had two years of eligibility remaining.
[24] In an interview with The Arizona Republic, head coach Dennis Erickson also praised Threet's progression: "Every quarterback I've been around it just takes awhile to get used to what you're hanging your hat on and what we're doing offensively.
On August 30, 2010, Erickson announced that Threet would be the starting quarterback in the Sun Devils opening game against Portland State.
The next few games had their ups and downs for Threet, a very close 20–19 loss at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, started a downward spiral for the Sun Devils in 2010.