Entered the season atop the depth chart at quarterback and made five starts ... Started the first three games of the season and two in mid-season, before injuries ended both streaks.

2012 (Freshman): Became the first true freshman to open a season at quarterback for Oklahoma State since at least 1950 ... Had a completion of at least 42 yards in four of his five starts ... Saw limited playing time in his first career game as OSU was an 84-0 winner over Savannah State ... Was 11-for-11 for 129 yards in that start in less than a quarter of play ... Set a career high and an OSU freshman record when he passed for 436 yards at Arizona in the first road start of his career ... It was the seventh best passing game by a Big 12 quarterback in 2012 ... Tossed the first four touchdown passes of his career in Tucson ... Started against Louisiana and was 3-of-4 passing for 23 yards when he was injured on the sixth play of the game ... Next start came against TCU and he passed for 324 yards in OSU's 36-14 win ... Was 11-of-20 at second-ranked Kansas State when he left the game with an injury ... That effort included a 54-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hays in a true freshman-to-true freshman connection ... Lone completion (on three attempts) in the bowl win went for 12 yards.

High School: Coached by Derek Leonard at Rochester High School ... A two-time state champion in Illinois ... An all-state pick by the Chicago Tribune ... Springfield News Gazette state player of the year ... Missed the early portion of his senior season with injury but returned to throw for 3,650 yards and 31 touchdowns and just four interceptions while completing 73 percent of his throws ... Set a state record with a 590-yard passing game ... Also holds Illinois high school records for passing yards and completions in a state championship game ... Over his last two seasons he amassed more than 7,000 passing yards, had 65 touchdown passes and just eight interceptions ... Participated in the Semper-Fidelis All-America game ... Also played for the Rochester basketball team ... Member of the high honor roll, Spanish Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Weston Lunt was born Oct. 7, 1993, in Springfield, Ill. ... Son of Andy and Jane Lunt ... Brother, Wil, is a senior quarterback at Western Illinois and served as team captain in 2011.