Tommie Frazier

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Tommie Frazier (born on July 16, 1974 in Bradenton, Florida) is a former NCAA football quarterback for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Frazier led his team to back-to-back consensus national championships in 1994 and 1995, and he remains the only quarterback to have done so since the 1950s. The 1995 Nebraska team is considered to have been one of the most dominant in the history of American college football.^[1]^[2] He wore the number 15 in his college days. In a 2006 ESPN.com poll, the results of which aired on Sportscenter, the 1995 Nebraska team was voted the best college team of all time.

In 2004, CollegeFootballNews.com named Frazier the #33 player on their list of the Top 100 Greatest College Football Players of All-Time.

Frazier was never drafted in the NFL due to a serious blood clot in his left leg.

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Tommie Frazier grew up in Bradenton, Florida and went to Manatee High School. He is now a football coach.

[edit] Big-game quarterback

When he arrived in Lincoln from Bradenton, Florida, the Huskers had suffered years of bowl game blowouts. Nebraska added speed in the early 1990's to compete with Miami and Florida State in the seemingly annual Orange Bowl matchups. Frazier was the final piece of the puzzle and led the Huskers to four straight New Year's Day bowl games. In 1993, as a sophomore, Frazier outplayed Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward of Florida State in the Orange Bowl but fell just short of leading the Huskers to the National Championship. He was still named MVP of the National Title game despite the loss.

The following year was trying for Frazier as he battled a blood clot in his leg which held him out of the second half of the season. On the legs of Lawrence Phillips, the Huskers got back to the Orange Bowl and played Miami for a shot at the National Championship. In the game, Coach Tom Osborne started Frazier but then pulled him for backup Brook Berringer. In the fourth quarter Osborne went back to Frazier and he responded with two touchdown drives. The tired Miami defense led by Warren Sapp, Ray Lewis and Rohan Marley could not keep up with the Nebraska option as the Huskers celebrated their first national title since 1971 and the first of Coach Osborne's career. Frazier was once again named MVP.

In 1995, Frazier was finally healthy and led the Huskers on a dominating march through college football. Despite always having great arm strength, Frazier was never known for his passing accuracy. Frazier consistently improved his passing - particularly when throwing touch passes - and by his senior year completed 56 percent of his passes for 17 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions. Frazier teamed with Lawrence Phillips and Ahman Green to form one the most punishing rushing attacks in college football history, setting an NCAA record for averaging 7.0 yards per rushing attempt. The Huskers finished the season undefeated and were matched with the also undefeated Florida Gators in the Fiesta Bowl. Nebraska laid a 62-24 whipping on the Gators and Frazier garnered his third straight National Title Game MVP Award. He finished with 199 yards and 2 TDs on the ground, and another 105 yards and a TD through the air. The highlight of the game was a 75 yard run by Frazier with multiple broken tackles as the third quarter ended. Frazier finished his career and cemented his legacy as a searing competitor capable of executing the option attack with flawless efficiency and a knack for making clutch plays in big games.

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Frazier served as head football coach at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska. As head coach, Frazier went 3-17 in his two seasons and said upon his departure in November of 2006 that he had nothing but good things to say about Doane. He said he met a lot of good people and enjoyed working with the players and staff. His squad dressed fewer than 40 players for the final game this season. Frazier denied he ran off players, but he said he wouldn't tolerate a country-club atmosphere. Frazier said he would like to coach again.