User:FranDoe16/Tommy Anderson

Tommy Anderson (born July 12, 1988) is an American former professional football quarterback and current coach.

Early life
Anderson was born in Orlando, Florida and was raised in Altamonte Springs, Florida. He attended Lake Brantley High School where he was a three-year starter at quarterback on the schools football team. In his senior season, Anderson brought Lake Brantley to the Division 6A state title game where they defeated Miami Northwestern Senior High School 20–14. He was rated a five-star recruiting prospect in the class of 2006 according to ESPN.com. He committed to the University of Maryland to play quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins.

College career
Anderson redshirted his first season at Maryland. Entering the 2008 season, Anderson competed with Chris Turner, Jordan Steffy and Josh Portis for the starting quarterback role. Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen announced Turner would be the teams' starter and named Anderson the third-string quarterback behind primary backup Jordan Steffy.