1997 Media Guide: Another top-flight signal caller from the west, along with fellow incoming freshman Austin Moherman … passed for 2,088 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, completing 156 of 312 passes (50 percent) … for his career, he has passed for 4,446 yards and 34 touchdowns … holds school career records for attempts (626), completions (325), yards (4,446) and touchdowns (340) … first-team all-league selection … All-America selection by The National Recruiting Advisor and SuperPrep … chose Ohio State because of the pro-style offense, being surrounded by great athletes, the coaches, the facilities and the tradition … the person he most admires is his father, Rusty … his father played baseball at Cal State University Long Beach … has one sister and two step brothers … is the son of Rusty Priestley and Jackie Evans … born 7-11-79.