Position Quarterback College Texas (2016–present) Place of birth Arlington, Texas Weight 93 kg | Class Freshman Date of birth c. 1998 (age 18–19) Height 1.85 m | |
Current team Texas Longhorns football (#7 / Quarterback) Parents Steve Buechele, Nancy Buechele Siblings Garrett Buechele, Tanner Buechele, Amber Buechele, Jordan Buechele Similar Tyrone Swoopes, Charlie Strong, Jerrod Heard, Sterlin Gilbert, Malik Jefferson | ||
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Shane Buechele (born c. 1998) is an American football quarterback for the University of Texas Longhorns.
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Early years
Buechele attended Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas, where he was a star in both football and baseball. During his career as a quarterback, he passed for 6,379 yards with 73 touchdowns and rushed for 1,805 yards and 21 touchdowns. He was ranked among the top quarterback recruits in his class and was invited to the Elite 11 quarterback competition where he impressed the coaches with his accuracy, eventually finishing 2nd overall. Despite growing up in a pro-Oklahoma Sooner household, Shane decided to go his own way and commit to the University of Texas to play college football.
College career
Buechele competed with Tyrone Swoopes for the Longhorns starting quarterback job his freshman year in 2016. After winning the job he started his first career game against 10th-ranked Notre Dame, making him only the 2nd true freshman to ever start at QB for Texas and the first since Bobby Layne in 1944. He led the unranked Longhorns to a 50-47 double overtime victory in what was the first ever overtime game in Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. The game was widely regarded as an instant classic. Buechele finished with 280 yards on 16 for 26 passing for 2 touchdowns and one interception (on a tipped ball). In week 2 he followed up with another impressive performance against UTEP, where despite playing behind a depleted offensive line, Buechele threw for 244 yards on 22 of 27 passing for 4 touchdowns and zero interceptions. In a battle against West Virginia, Buechele passed Colt McCoy for most passing yards by a freshman in School History
Personal
His father, Steve Buechele, played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1985 to 1995 and is currently the bench coach for the Texas Rangers. After Steve and Nancy Buechele had their 4th child, it was decided that Steve would have a vasectomy. Shane was born about a year later. When asked about the unusual circumstances surrounding his birth, Shane said "I don't know if it's an accomplishment, but I'm glad to be here."
