Christian Veilleux (born June 28, 2002) is a Canadian

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for the

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of the

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. He formerly played for the

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College career

Penn State

Veilleux became the first Canadian quarterback to play for a Power Five school in 16 years when he decided to play for Penn State. Veilleux spent 2021 as

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's backup. On November 29, 2022, Veilleux announced he had entered the transfer portal.

Pittsburgh

On December 18, 2022, Veilleux announced his commitment to Pittsburgh.

References

External links

Penn State Nittany Lions bio

Pittsburgh Panthers bio
* 2002 births Living people Bullis School alumni Canadian expatriate American football people in the United States Penn State Nittany Lions football players Sportspeople from Ottawa American football quarterbacks Pittsburgh Panthers football players {{Collegefootball-player-stub