9 Notre Dame", "How USC QB Kedon Slovis took a step forward in his evolution vs. Colorado", "Justin Herbert, No. Backup quarterback Matt Fink would proceed to lead the Trojans to a 30–23 upset victory. Even at the age of 19, he has a well dedicated … [31] In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Pac-12 Conference football season was indefinitely suspended. [2][3] USC had been one of the only teams from one of the Power Five conferences to show interest in Slovis, which happened shortly after USC quarterbacks coach Bryan Ellis visited the high school. [28], Following the 2019 season, multiple sources pegged Slovis as a possible contender for the Heisman Trophy in 2020. [12] Slovis would next start in a home game against the 10th ranked Utah Utes, where he left the game early in the first quarter after suffering a possible head injury. Slovis made his first collegiate appearance in the Trojans' season opener against Fresno State, after Daniels suffered a season-ending knee injury. Kedon Slovis (born April 11, 2001) is the starting American football quarterback for the USC Trojans college football team. [27], Slovis finished the 2019 season with a freshman record 3,502 yards, 30 touchdowns to only 9 interceptions and an NCAA Freshman record 71.8 completion percentage, while leading USC to an 8-4 regular season record and a Holiday Bowl berth en route to being named the PAC-12 Freshman of the Year. In September, Slovis sent an open letter alongside several other USC players urging California Governor Gavin Newsom to loosen restrictions related to the pandemic to possibly allow for a 2020 season. [11] The next week, Slovis started in an away game against BYU, where he would throw three interceptions in a 30–27 loss in overtime. [5] Slovis graduated from his high school a semester early and enrolled at the University of Southern California in January 2019. During his time playing high school football, he passed for 2,542 yards with 50 touchdowns and only 11 interceptions. [6], Slovis entered the 2019 season as the second quarterback in the depth chart, behind then-starting quarterback JT Daniels. [1] His high school quarterbacks coach was Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner. He plays for the USC Trojans College football team. Slovis attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. [25][26] It was his fourth game of at least 400 yards passing, setting yet another school record. Latest on USC Trojans quarterback Kedon Slovis including biography, career, awards and more on ESPN [11] Following a 56–24 blowout loss to Oregon, where Slovis set the USC record for most pass attempts in a game, Slovis would return to his native Arizona where he set another school record with 292 passing yards and 4 touchdowns in the first quarter of a 31–26 victory against Arizona State. He was replaced by Matt Fink and USC would lose to the Iowa Hawkeyes 49–24. [2] In his senior year of high school, he received offers from 12 colleges, committing to USC in 2018. Kedon Slovis (born April 11, 2001) is the starting American football quarterback for the USC Trojans college football team. Latest on USC Trojans quarterback Kedon Slovis including news, stats, videos, highlights and more on ESPN [7][8] Slovis would go on to make his first start next week, where he set the school record for quarterback touchdowns in a 45–20 victory over the 23rd ranked Stanford Cardinal. [4] Arizona State offensive coordinator Rob Likens had also shown interest in Slovis, but was unable to recruit him before he committed to the Trojans. [20][21][22] For his performance, Slovis was awarded the PAC-12 Player of the Week Award, while freshman Kenan Christon was named the PAC-12 Freshman of the Week. [17][18] Rebounding from that loss, Slovis would lead the Trojans to two straight wins, a blowout against Arizona and a come from behind victory in USC's first away game win of the season at Colorado. [32][33], "Kedon Slovis | Desert Mountain HS, Scottsdale, AZ", "Desert Mountain QB Kedon Slovis' recruiting taking off with Kurt Warner's help", "QB Kedon Slovis is headed from AZ to LA", "Scottsdale's Kedon Slovis overlooked by Arizona Wildcats, shines for USC Trojans", "True freshmen Jayden Daniels, Kedon Slovis leading the way for ASU and USC", "How USC freshman QB Kedon Slovis has impressed at spring practice", "USC starting quarterback JT Daniels out for the season with knee injury", "USC QB Kedon Slovis' high school coaches not surprised by record starting debut", "Kedon Slovis sets two USC records in Trojans' win over No. During the 2019 Holiday Bowl, with USC down 28–24 but making a comeback, Slovis suffered an elbow strain in the second quarter after getting sacked by A. J. Epenesa. [24] In the final game of the regular season, Slovis broke another USC record throwing for single game passing yards, throwing for 515 yards and 4 touchdowns (the previous record of 493 yards was set by Matt Barkley in 2012) in a 52–35 win over UCLA. [4][19] For his performance in the Colorado victory, Slovis was awarded his second PAC-12 Freshman of the Week Award. [29][30] On July 14, 2020 he was named to the Davey O'Brien Award Watch List alongside other notable quarterbacks, including 2020 Heisman Trophy favorites Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. 7 Oregon Dominate USC 56-24 as Kedon Slovis Struggles", "Pac-12 football roundup: Kedon Slovis, USC hold off Arizona State", "USC, Slovis win passing shootout vs. Arizona St", "USC notebook: RB Stephen Carr feels good after return from injury", "USC routs Cal behind 4 TDs from Slovis: Recap, highlights", "Kedon Slovis becomes first USC QB to surpass 500 yards", "USC quarterback Kedon Slovis' elbow injury ruins his Holiday plans", "USC QB Kedon Slovis has night for history books in win over UCLA", "Heisman Trophy odds 2020: Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, Kedon Slovis & more early favorites", "2020 Heisman Trophy: Spencer Rattler, Kedon Slovis, Brock Purdy among Arizona candidates", "Kedon Slovis named to the 2020 Davey O'Brien Watch List", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kedon_Slovis&oldid=980849787, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 20:34. [23] The following week, Slovis led the Trojans to a 41–17 blowout of Cal going 29/35 for 406 yards, 4 touchdowns and zero interceptions. 23 Stanford", "USC Football: QB Kedon Slovis named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week", "Kedon Slovis picked off in overtime as USC suffers stunning loss to BYU", "USC QB Kedon Slovis knocked out of Utah game with possible head injury", "USC quarterback Kedon Slovis injured on second play of game vs. Utah", "Quarterback Kedon Slovis is ruled out for USC's game at Washington", "USC Football: QB Kedon Slovis officially out vs. Washington", "Where USC saw improvement in Kedon Slovis' second road game", "Kedon Slovis comes alive late, but USC's rally comes up short against No. [13][14] Following the incident, Slovis was placed in the concussion protocol and ruled out for the next game, an away game at Washington, leaving Fink to start.