UConn's Record-Setting QB Prodigy Whose Career Ended Too Soon
Casey Cochran burst onto the college scene as UConn's QB in 2014, setting a single-game passing record with 461 yards and 4 TDs in a 45-10 rout of Memphis, while finishing 111-for-175 for 1,293 yards, 11 TDs, and just 4 INTs as a starter—but tragically retired after his 13th concussion just one game in. A Connecticut high school legend with 3,345 yards and 40 TDs as a junior, his elite arm talent, accuracy (69% completion), and poise made him a star; now a cautionary tale on player safety, he's not active but exemplifies the high-risk, high-reward QB prototype teams scout carefully.
