Nathan Scheelhaase
| Sport(s) | Football |
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| Born |
November 8, 1990 Davenport, IA |
| Alma mater | University of Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 2010-2013 | Illinois |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2015 | Illinois (Football Operations) |
| 2015 | Illinois (RB) |
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As a player
Nathan Scheelhaase (born November 8, 1990) is a former college football quarterback and coach. He was the starting quarterback for the Illinois Fighting Illini from 2010 to 2013. While playing at Rockhurst High School, he won the 2008 Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year.
Scheelhaase attended Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri. While at Rockhurst, Scheelhaase was a good student as well as a ten-time varsity letterman in football, track, and basketball. He was a four-star prospect on both Scout.com and Rivals.com. He was ranked as the seventh best dual-threat quarterback on Rivals.com. In football, Scheelhaase won the Thomas A. Simone Award, which is given to the most outstanding high school football player in the Kansas City Metropolitan area, his junior season. He was the fifth player from Rockhurst to have won the award, and the first since Brandon Shelby in 1999. Scheelhaase also was the recipient of the Missouri Gatorade Player of the Year for football his junior year. His junior year, he led Rockhurst to a 13-0 season, and a Missouri Class-6 state championship passing for 1861 yards, 20 touchdowns and only five interceptions. On the ground he also rushed 120 times for 917 yards and 14 scores. He is 6’2” weighing 190 lb., and he runs a 4.5 40-yard dash.
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Scheelhaase committed to the University of Illinois on July 16, 2008. Scheelhaase was recruited by the University of Oklahoma, the University of Missouri, the University of Iowa, the University of Arkansas, and the University of Kansas among others before signing with The University of Illinois. Scheelhaase played safety as a sophomore and admits that some schools talked to him about the possibility of him playing on defense, but under center is where he wants to be. "Most everybody is recruiting me at quarterback and that's what I think I'm gonna play."
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