The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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Nussmeier's wife and children (center of front row with children at right), head coach Brady Hoke's wife and daughter (at left in front row) and athletics director David Brandon and his wife (second row) were at the introductory press conference. PHOTO BY LON HORWEDEL Jake Locker finished his career first or second in every major passing category at the school … Nussmeier guided St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger to a Pro Bowl season in 2006, with 4,301 passing yards, 24 touchdowns and just eight interceptions … Nussmeier directed two MSU quarterbacks to school passing records, Jeff Smoker with 3,395 yards in 2003 and Drew Stanton with 3,415 yards in 2005. Playing Career Highlights: Taken in the fourth round of the 1994 NFL Draft by New Orleans … Played four seasons at quarterback with the Saints and one with the Indianapolis Colts … Performed on a Grey Cup championship British Columbia Lions CFL squad in 2000 … Passed for 10,824 yards in his college career at Idaho … One of only four quarterbacks in NCAA history to throw for 10,000 yards and rush for 1,000 … Earned the Walter Payton Award in 1993, and was named Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year in 1992. Family: Nussmeier and his wife, Christi, have two sons, Garrett and Colton, along with a daughter, Ashlynn.