| Pittsburgh Panthers – No. 9 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Redshirt |
| 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 | |
| College |
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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
Penn State
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
On December 18, 2022, Veilleux announced his commitment to Pittsburgh.[4]
References
- ↑ "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
- 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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