17   Matt Guice
Matt Guice

Class:
RS Senior

Hometown:
Coral Springs, Fla.

High School:
St. Thomas Aquinas H.S.

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 207

Position:
Quarterback


Will compete with Kelly Seibert for the starting spot at quarterback … Comes from one of the strongest high school programs in the state of Florida … Has good arm strength and mental skills … Has the potential to be an excellent quarterback in the Atlantic 10.

2000: Redshirted … Named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring of 2000 and the spring of 2001 … Also named to the Dean’s List in the spring of 2001.

Before UMass: Played for coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … Threw for over 2,000 yards and 25 touchdowns during his senior season … Earned All-County and All-State honors … Played in Broward North-South All-Star Game … Team captain and offensive MVP as a senior … Earned three letters in baseball and two letters in basketball … Spent the fall of 1999 at Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. … Passed for over 1,700 yards and 15 touchdowns for coach Mike Brodmell’s team at Hargrave.

Personal: Full name is Mathew Taylor Guice … Born September 3, 1980, in Miami, Fla. … Son of Jim and Connie Guice … Father played for the Cleveland Browns from 1969-1972 … Sister, Kim, played tennis at Eastern Kentucky University … Attended the same high school as senior wide receiver Adrian Zullo and sophomore linebacker Jeremy Cain … Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.

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