Career Highs

Attempts: 39 at Northwestern, 11/24/18
Completions: 23 at Northwestern, 11/24/18
Passing Yards: 281 at Northwestern, 11/24/18
Passing Touchdowns: 2, twice (last vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18)
Long Pass: 84 at Maryland, 10/27/18
Carries: 25 at Nebraska, 11/10/18
Rushing Yards: 187 at Nebraska, 11/10/18
Rushing Touchdowns: 3 at Nebraska, 11/10/18
Long Rush: 44 vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18
Total Offense: 343 vs. Minnesota, 11/3/18

2018 Senior

• Played 10 games with nine starts at quarterback
• 117-of-217 passing for 1,413 yards and six touchdowns
• 138 carries for 733 rushing yards and eight touchdowns
• Third-most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season and a career in Illinois history
• First Illinois quarterback with multiple 100-yard rushing games in a season since Nate Scheelhaase had four in 2010
• Led Illinois in completions (117), passing yards (1,413), passing touchdowns (6) and efficiency (108.52)
• Second on the team in rushing yards (773) and all-purpose yards (733)
• Illinois record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 187 at Nebraska 11/10/18
• Four touchdowns (two rushing, two passing), career-high 18 completions, 216 passing yards and 127 rushing yards in a 55-31 win over Minnesota 11/3/18
• 84-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Stampley at Maryland was the third-longest passing play in Illinois history
• 18 carries for 116 yards and two rushing touchdowns at Rutgers 10/6/18, his first career multi-touchdown game
• Missed the South Florida and Penn State games with an injury suffered in the Western Illinois game
• 139 rushing yards against Kent State, the fifth-most all-time by an Illinois quarterback (first Big Ten quarterback with at least 190 pass yards and 139 rushing yards in a game since 2014)
• First career start in the season opener against Kent State
• Transferred to Illinois with one year of eligibility remaining
• Joined the team Aug. 3 for the start of training camp

2017 Junior (Virginia Tech)

• Played in five games at Virginia Tech
• Completed seven of 11 passes for 99 yards and one touchdown
• 19 rush attempts for 129 yards (6.8 yards per carry)

2016 Sophomore (Iowa Western)

• Played in 10 games at Iowa Western Community College
• Completed 52 of 114 passes for 602 yards and three touchdowns
• 95 rush attempts for 285 yards and five touchdowns (3.0 yards per carry)

2015 Redshirt Freshman (Nebraska)

• Member of the team at Nebraska
• Did not see game action

2014 Freshman (Nebraska)

• Redshirted at Nebraska

High School

• Helped lead Norcross High School to a 6A state title
• Completed 139 of 259 passes for 2,101 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior
• Rushed for 764 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior
• Rushed for almost 900 yards and passed for 1,000 yards as a junior
• Helped lead the Eagles to the first round of the 6A playoffs as a junior
• Won the Elite 11 Golden Gun accuracy challenge

Personal

• Born Jan. 26, 1996
• Son of Alvin and Karen Bush
• Two brothers, James and Donnish, and one sister, Jasmine
• Father played football at San Diego State
• Graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in sociology