As a freshman in 1985, his life was impacted after his father lost his job, forcing the family to spend their summer sleeping either in a tent or a van.
As a true freshman, he started 9 out of 11 games, registering 138-of-241 completions (57.3%) for 1,510 yards, 11 touchdowns and 8 interceptions.
[3] As a sophomore, he sprained his left shoulder in the season opening loss against the University of Tennessee, forcing him to miss two games.
[4] After learning he wouldn't start the fourth game against Long Beach State over quarterback Kris King, he quit the team and had to be persuaded to come back by head coach Walt Harris.
He passed for a Big West Conference single-game record of 564 yards against New Mexico State University, at the time it was the 10th best mark in college football history.
He set an NCAA career mark for most scores by a tandem with wide receiver Aaron Turner during the season.
[10] Kopp played two seasons with the San Jose Sabercats and Memphis Pharaohs in the Arena Football League.
Against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, he replaced T. J. Rubley late in the third quarter and orchestrated four touchdown drives in the fourth, for a 36–35 come from behind victory.