Racer thrower

Murray State has landed a transfer quarterback from Marshall, Zach Barnard, who apparently was a hotshot in high school just down the road at Owensboro Catholic. Barnard redshirted for the Thundering Herd in 2005. With the Racers, he'll join a pair of senior signal callers, Ryne Salyer amd Ken Topps, who split time in 2005.

From the Murray press release:

He finished his career at Owensboro Catholic being named the Kentucky 2A Player of the Year after leading the Aces to the 2004 state championship game. He threw for a Kentucky high school single season record 4,654 yards in 04 which ranks as the 10^th best season in the nation. Barnard completed 283 of 430 passes including 52 touchdowns in 2004 and was a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Football, he also threw a touchdown pass in every game he started in high school, a string of 29 straight.