who is the falcons quarterback 2012?
Matt Ryan
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 Quarterbacks 

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 The season began on a bad note when starting quarterback Rhett Bomar and offensive lineman J.D. Quinn were kicked off the team for violating NCAA rules when they received payment for work they did not do the day before fall practice started . Paul Thompson , who had not practiced in the quarterback role for nearly a year , was asked to move back to quarterback , which he did . 

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 Before the season , Penn State had an open competition to win the starting quarterback position ; true freshman Christian Hackenberg won and started all 12 games for the Nittany Lions . Hackenberg headlined their recruiting class , which also featured tight end Adam Breneman . John Butler was named Penn State 's new defensive coordinator upon the departure of Ted Roof . Most predicted Penn State would have a similar season to that of the 2012 team , which won eight games and lost four , but there was uncertainty , as injuries could decimate the team , which was already thin at many positions including offensive line and linebacker , while surprise performances from key players could lift them to success . 

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 Shortly before the game , Maryland head coach Ralph Friedgen placed partial @-@ game suspensions on seven players who violated the team 's pre @-@ bowl curfew . The suspended players were linebackers Moise Fokou , Trey Covington , Antwine Perez , and Derek Drummond , cornerback Jamari McCollough , the quarterback 's preferred third @-@ down wide receiver Danny Oquendo , and leading running back Da 'Rel Scott . All except Drummond were regular starters . Consequently , a much younger line @-@ up started for Maryland , including , according to Friedgen , some who probably would not have seen playing time otherwise . 

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 Coming into the game , much of the buildup surrounded the matchup of two top @-@ flight quarterbacks , senior Landry Jones for Oklahoma and Heisman Trophy winner freshman Johnny Manziel for Texas A & M , both of whom ranked in the top @-@ 15 nationally in passing yards . In the all @-@ time series between the two schools , Oklahoma had won 19 games to Texas A & M 's 11 . This was the teams ' first meeting since Texas A & M left the Big 12 for the SEC . Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin had been an assistant under Bob Stoops ; coming into the game Stoops was 13 – 4 against his former assistants . 
