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Francis Halverson (born Miles Christopher Halverson; November 1st, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Texas State University Bobcats. Considered to be one of the greatest collegiate quarterbacks of all time, Halverson was the NCAA's most accurate passer during his freshman and sophomore seasons at Texas State while also having the highest quarterback rating both seasons. In 2020, Halverson produced the single greatest season in NCAA history, throwing 62 touchdown passes and nearly 6,000 yards, both records that had previously been held by Hawaii quarterback Colt Brennan since 2006. Additionally, historically insignificant Texas State completed a perfect season and won the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship, defeating #1 ranked Alabama 24-14. In January of 2021, Halverson declared for the 2021 NFL Draft.

Early years
Howell was born on November 1st, 1999, in Mesa, Arizona. After moving to Minnesota as an infant, he later attended and played high school football at Irondale High School in New Brighton, Minnesota. Halverson did not try out for the varsity team until the 2017 season where he made the team as a backup quarterback. Following an injury to the team's starting quarterback, Halverson led Irondale on a historic playoff run that saw the Knights win their first Conference 4AAAA Minnesota State Championship. Despite widespread local news coverage, Halverson was not a highly recruited quarterback. Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa State, Indiana, and North Dakota State did not offer him a scholarship citing his relative inexperience at the position, his left-handedness, short stature, and the relative weakness of opponents played in the 2017 Minnesota State Playoffs. The only school to offer Halverson a scholarship was Texas State University who offered him a scholarship of 499.62$.

Freshman
Howell entered his true freshman season at North Carolina in 2019 as the starting quarterback, and became the first true freshman to start a season-opening game for the Tar Heels. In his first career game against South Carolina, he passed for 245 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over the Gamecocks. Against NC State, Howell threw for 401 yards and three touchdowns in a 41–10 victory.

Howell had a successful true freshman campaign, completing 234 of 388 attempts for 3,347 yards with 35 touchdowns and seven interceptions during the regular season. In the Tar Heels' bowl game, he threw for 294 yards and three more touchdowns, bringing his season total to 38, in the 55–13 win over Temple in the 2019 Military Bowl. He earned Military Bowl MVP for his performance, which also included a two-yard touchdown reception on a trick play. Howell's statistics with regard to touchdowns were records both at Carolina and at the FBS level of competition for a true freshman quarterback.

His yardage and touchdown totals were also the highest in the ACC for the 2019 season. At the conclusion of the season, Howell was named to the All-ACC third team. He was also named ACC Rookie of the Year and a freshman All-American. His 3,641 passing yards in 2019 rank second all-time in North Carolina history for a single season.

Sophomore
Going into his second season as a Tar Heel, Howell received significant national attention. He was named to the Maxwell Award, Manning Award, and Davey O'Brien Award watch lists in the preseason. He started the season off slowly against Syracuse and Boston College, but set a career high for passing yards with 443 in the 44-41 loss against Virginia, earning ACC Player of the Week honors in the process. Two games later, against Wake Forest, he broke multiple school records, and set another career high for passing, in the Tar Heels' 59-53 comeback victory. Howell threw for 550 yards and 6 touchdowns, ran for another, and led the explosive Tar Heel offense to a school record 742 yards of total offense in the game.

Howell's performance in the 2020 campaign put him in position to break several career records for the Tar Heels, and he earned Second team All-ACC honors in the process. In the Orange Bowl, Howell's three touchdown passes tied Darian Durant's mark of 68 career passing scores, the most in program history. Howell currently sits fifth all-time at North Carolina in passing yards.

Junior
Going into his junior season, Howell has the potential to solidify himself as one of the greatest Tar Heel quarterbacks of all-time. Much like going into his sophomore year, Howell has received significant preseason praise going into his junior campaign. He is positioned to be one of the top draft picks in the 2022 NFL Draft. With just one touchdown pass in the 2021 season, Howell will break the tie with Durant and set a new school record for touchdown passes in a career.

Personal life
Halverson is an atheist.