Personal
Parents are Stephen and Sandra...father is an author and motivational consultant...served a mission to South Africa and was featured in a story by Sports Illustrated...spent the summer of 1988 serving as an intern in Washington D.C. for Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch (R)...married Rebecca Thatcher in August, 1988...recruited by Stanford, Arizona State, USC, UCLA, Washington, Utah State, Army, Oregon, Oregon State, Washington State and Arizona...majoring in business.
Before BYU
High School - Named 3A MVP by the Deseret News and the Salt Lake Tribune...first-team all-state selection as a junior and senior...all-region three consecutive years...set records for most passing yards in a single game (390), season (3,204), career (6,312), most TDs in a season (33) and career (64)...lettered three times in football and tennis at Provo High School...team won region championship two consecutive years and went undefeated during regular season his junior year...won school's first-ever state title his senior year...coached by Frank Henderson (Weber State).