Seth Henry Adams (born May 15, 1985) is a former player of

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from Holly Springs in northern

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. He played

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for the

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Rebels in the

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Background

Adams is the son of Lorena and Gary Adams. His mother is a nurse and his father is a minister. He attended

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in Charleston, Mississippi, for elementary school and Marshall Academy in Holly Springs for middle and high school.

Football career

He emerged as a starter at Marshall Academy; as a senior, he completed 151-of-238 passes for 1,904 and 19 touchdowns. In the playoffs, he led Marshall past

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in overtime. He had hoped for a Division 1 scholarship offer, but accepted a scholarship offer to

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, a division 2 school. Scott Eyster, a four-year finalist for the

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, would beat him out as a freshman. This led to Adams transferring to

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for one season. Hinds only played seven games that year, as several games were cancelled due to Hurricane Katrina, but Adams threw for 1,500 yards and 13 touchdowns and received a scholarship offer to

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, a Division I-AA program. Ole Miss assistant coach

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convinced Adams to meet with coach

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. Adams agreed to walk on to the Ole Miss team. Orgeron informed Adams that he was trying to sign Brent Schaeffer, but he assured him of an opportunity to compete. After backing up Schaeffer in 2006, Adams beat him out for the starting job in 2007. Adams finished his career at Ole Miss with totals of 2156 yards passing, 12 touchdowns, and 16 interceptions.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Seth 1985 births Living people American football quarterbacks Delta State Statesmen football players Hinds Eagles football players Ole Miss Rebels football players People from Holly Springs, Mississippi Sportspeople from the Memphis metropolitan area Players of American football from Mississippi