High School: Three-year letterman at Richland High as a quarterback for coach Gein Weir...rated No. 109 quarterback in the country by ESPN.com's RecruitTracker...for his career, passed for 4,250 yards and 37 touchdowns...as a senior, named honorable-mention All-District 5-5A and an Area Top 25 Recruit...as a junior, threw for 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns, and passed for 678 yards and seven scores as a sophomore...posted career day against rival Halton high as a senior when he completed 23-of-26 passes for 278 yards and three scores in a 34-27 victory...attended 2006 Army All-American Combine...also lettered once in basketball and track and field...off the field, was a member of the National Honor Society and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born Joseph Kemp on Sept. 13, 1988, in North Richland Hills, Texas...son of Greg Kemp and Patsy Williams...has one brother, Jake...cousin, Adam Dietz, plays lacrosse at the University of Virginia...proposed major is business.