Jimmy Clausen Quarterback From University of Notre Dame Had Quarterback Brothers

Jimmy Clausen is well known in circles of collegebrother, attracted national recruiting interest while
football fans as a former quarterback for theplaying for Bishop Alemany High School (located in
University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish footballthe Mission Hills area of Los Angeles) in the late
team. While many fans of the Notre Dame1990s. After careful analysis of his college options
football program watch the games everyCasey ultimately traveled across the country to
Saturday in the fall on NBC and are aware thatKnoxville, Tennessee where he became a four
Jimmy was a standout high school football playeryear starter at quarterback for the University of
in California not as many realize that he is actuallyTennessee Volunteers football team that
the third brother in a lineage of Division I footballcompetes in the treacherous Southeastern
quarterbacks in his family.Conference (SEC). Despite a high level of success
Jimmy Clausen was born and raised in Southernon a winning team Casey was never able to
California and primarily lived in the northern portionmake an NFL roster despite a short trial with the
of Los Angeles around Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaKansas City Chiefs after going undrafted in the
growing up. Before Jimmy excelled as a high2004 NFL Draft.
school quarterback for Oaks Christian High SchoolRick Clausen followed in his older brother's
where he posted a record of 42-0 as a starterfootsteps and also went on to play quarterback in
and was eventually named the USA Todaythe SEC after high school. Rick attended LSU
Offensive Player of the Year in 2006 he watchedwhere he saw minimal playing time as a backup
from the stands as a youngster while his olderquarterback. After appearing in only three games
brothers experienced success as high schoolduring his two years at LSU, Rick transferred to
quarterbacks. Older brothers Casey and Rickthe University of Tennessee with the hope of
were both highly recruited college prospects atgetting more playing time. The highlight of the
the quarterback position when their youngercollege playing career that Rick put together came
brother Jimmy was still learning the fundamentalswhen he was awarded the offensive MVP after
of the game as a grade school student.leading the University of Tennessee to a 2005
Casey Clausen is the oldest of the three ClausenCotton Bowl win over Texas A&M.
brothers as he was born in January of 1981,Despite a lackluster college career in terms of
making him slightly more than six and a half yearswins and losses at Notre Dame Jimmy Clausen is
older than his brother Jimmy. Rick, the middleexpected to do what neither of his two older
brother, was born in June of 1982. All of the threebrothers were able to do and that is to make an
brothers are about the same height as they allimpact in the NFL.
stand at roughly 6'3" tall. Casey, the oldest