Matt Corral

Matt Anthony Corral (born January 31, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Ole Miss Rebels.

Matt Corral
Ole Miss Rebels – No. 2
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Sophomore
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolLong Beach Poly (Long Beach, California)
Personal information
Born: (1999-01-31) January 31, 1999
Ventura, California
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight206 lb (93 kg)

Early years

Corral originally attended Oaks Christian School in Westlake Village, California before transferring to Long Beach Polytechnic High School in Long Beach, California.[2][3] During his career, he had over 11,000 yards and 123 touchdowns. He played in the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Corral originally committed to play college football at the University of Southern California.[4] He later committed to the University of Florida but switched to the University of Mississippi.[5][6]

College career

2018

During his first year at Ole Miss in 2018, Corral played in four games as Jordan Ta'amu's backup. He completed 16 of 22 passes for 239 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.[7]

2019

Corral was named the starting quarterback entering the 2019 season.[8][9] In a week 2 matchup against Arkansas, he completed 16 of 24 passes for 246 yards, resulting in a 31–17 win.[10] In the game, he set career highs in attempts, passing yards, and completions, leading to him being named SEC freshman of the week.[10][11]

References
  1. @outbackbowl (January 2, 2021). "@OleMissFB's Matt Corral is your 2021 #OutbackBowl MVP!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "USC quarterback commit Matt Corral leaves Oaks Christian (Calif.)". USA Today. Gannett. February 13, 2017. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  3. Ledin, Loren (February 12, 2017). "QB Matt Corral leaves Oaks Christian". Ventura County Star. Gannett. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. Johnson, Chris. "The impact of Matt Corral's decommitment from USC". Sports Illustrated.
  5. Morales, Antonio (December 15, 2017). "What's Ole Miss getting with its highly-touted quarterback commit Matt Corral?". The Clarion-Ledger. Gannett. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  6. VanHaaren, Tom (December 15, 2017). "ESPN 300 QB Corral flips from Florida to Ole Miss". ESPN. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. Suss, Nick (July 16, 2019). "SEC media days: Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral embraces leadership role as freshman". The Anderson Independent-Mail. Gannett. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  8. Thompson, Edgar (July 16, 2019). "Former UF QB commit Matt Corral ready to lead Ole Miss". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  9. Gabler, Nathanael (July 24, 2019). "Freshman Matt Corral ready to take reins as Ole Miss' next QB". The Vicksburg Post. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  10. Suss, Nick (September 10, 2019). "Ole Miss QB Matt Corral takes step forward, but Rich Rodriguez isn't satisfied yet". The Clarion-Ledger. Gannett. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
  11. "Week 2: Football Players of the Week". Southeastern Conference. September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
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