Christian Veilleux
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| Pittsburgh Panthers – No. 9 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Major | Business Administration |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 28, 2002 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | Bullis School (Potomac, Maryland) |
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Christian Veilleux (born June 28, 2002) is a Canadian American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference. He formerly played for the Penn State Nittany Lions.
College career[edit]
Penn State[edit]
Veilleux became the first Canadian quarterback to play for a Power Five school in 16 years when he decided to play for Penn State.[1] Veilleux spent 2021 as Sean Clifford's backup.[2] On November 29, 2022, Veilleux announced he had entered the transfer portal.[3]
Pittsburgh[edit]
On December 18, 2022, Veilleux announced his commitment to Pittsburgh.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Christian Veilleux becomes first Canadian QB to play for Power Five school in 21 years, leads Penn State to victory". 3DownNation. November 20, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- ^ "Christian Veilleux Is on a Football Journey". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Veilleux, Christian [@VeilleuxQB11] (November 29, 2022). "Being at Penn State has been nothing but a blessing. I want to thank my teammates, coaches, and staff for memories that I'll cherish forever. I will be entering my name in the transfer portal with 3 years of eligibility. https://t.co/7uE4hdKlW5" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ @VeilleuxQB11 (December 18, 2022). "PITT IS IT #H2P #WEnotME @CoachDuzzPittFB @FrankCignetti @Coach_JDiBiaso" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Penn State Nittany Lions bio
- Pittsburgh Panthers bio
- "Penn State Quarterback Christian Veilleux Shines in Debut After Replacing Sean Clifford". si.com. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
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