Michael Cummings
Career Honors: 2012: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors. 2011: Named to Athletic Director[apos]s Honor Roll during spring semester.
2012 (RFr.): Played in the last eight games of the season, starting against Oklahoma, Texas, Baylor, Texas Tech and Iowa State… First collegiate game was at Kansas State… Connected on 43-of-94 passes for 456 yards and three touchdowns… Also rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on 49 carries… Came off the bench against Oklahoma State and led two fourth-quarter scoring drives, completing 5-of-10 passes against the Cowboys for 75 yards and a touchdown… Connected with tight end Jimmay Mundine for his first career touchdown pass against OSU… Set season highs with 10 completions and 111 yards, which included a 51-pass to James Sims, at Oklahoma… Also rushed for 21 yards on 12 carries against the Sooners… Rushed for 23 yards on four carries, including a career-long run of 22 yards for a touchdown, at Baylor… Tossed two touchdown passes at Texas Tech… Also carried eight times for 41 yards against the Red Raiders, including a 44-yard scamper to set up game-tying field goal… Rushed for a season-high 42 yards and added 72 yards passing at West Virginia.
2011 (Fr.): Redshirted during his first year at KU.
High School: Missed five games his senior due to a torn ACL, but still threw for 1,167 yards and 10 touchdowns… In his three-year career he threw for 5,237 yards and 45 touchdowns, while running for 2,321 yards and 33 scores… Earned second-team all-district honors as a senior… Was the district 25-4A newcomer of the year as a sophomore and the offensive MVP as a junior… In his seven-game senior season he was 62 of 128 passing for 1,167 yards and 10 touchdowns with five interceptions… As a junior in 2009 he completed 129 of 237 passes for 2,463 yards and 24 touchdowns with just seven interceptions… He also rushed 148 times for 751 yards and 17 touchdowns… As a sophomore he completed 113 of 205 attempts for 1,680 yards and 11 touchdowns with six interceptions… Rushed 193 times for 1,042 yards and 18 scores… Also lettered in basketball and track and reached the state championship in the discus as a sophomore.
Personal: Born in Fort Hood, Texas… Son of Dexter and Patricia Cummings… Has two brothers… One brother played football at Prairie View A&M… Would like to start his own business following graduation… Is a talented singer off the football field.