Connor Shaw Class: Sophomore Hometown: Flowery Branch, Ga. High School: Flowery Branch Height / Weight: 6-1 / 204 Position: QB Experience: 1 VL

Sophomore quarterback who gained valuable experience in 2010... will be going through his second spring... looks to become an even more viable option to challenge incumbent Stephen Garcia for playing time this fall... considered a "gym rat" of sorts by the coaching staff... good feet with an ability to throw on the run... was considered the Most Improved Quarterback of the spring.

2010: True freshman quarterback who graduated from high school early to enroll at South Carolina in the spring... quickly worked his way up the depth chart and entered the season listed on the second team behind Stephen Garcia... played in nine games... completed 69.7 percent of his passes (23-of-33) for 223 yards... was the team's fourth-leading rusher, gaining 165 yards on 32 carries... completed 4-of-5 passes for 32 yards and a touchdown and had seven carries for 31 yards in his first game vs. Southern Miss... went 4-for-5 for 42 yards and rushed four times for 22 yards vs. Furman... entered the Auburn game in the fourth quarter and went 4-for-8 for 70 yards and two interceptions... went 2-for-2 for 20 yards and had four carries for 23 yards vs. Arkansas... completed a season-high 5-of-8 attempts for 36 yards vs. Troy... also rushed seven times for 17 yards against the Trojans... played most of the fourth quarter in the SEC Championship Game vs. Auburn, going 4-for-5 for 23 yards and also rushing six times for a season-high 49 yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: Dual-threat quarterback who threw for 3,100 yards and 30 TDs with just six interceptions as a senior at Flowery Branch (Ga.) High School, graduating in December 2009... also rushed for 800 yards and 17 scores... played for his father, Lee Shaw... squad finished 10-4 and reached the state semifinals... as a junior, passed for 2,200 yards and 22 scores while rushing for 941 yards and 11 TDs... team finished as the runner-up in the AAA division... had 1,200 yards receiving and 15 touchdowns as a sophomore wide receiver... considered a three-star prospect, the 19th-best dual-threat quarterback in the nation and the state's 47th-best player by Rivals.com... rated a three-star prospect and the nation's 31st-best quarterback by Scout.com... regarded as a three-star prospect and the nation's 46th-best "athlete" by ESPN.com... also had offers from Georgia Tech, East Carolina, Stanford, Wake Forest and West Virginia.

PERSONAL: Connor Shaw is pursuing a degree in business... father, Lee, played fooball at Western Carolina... mother, Dawn, played basketball at North Georgia... brother, Jaybo, is a quarterback at Georgia Southern.