2018: Conference USA Honorable Mention ... Played in 11 games, starting eight at quarterback ... Completed 249-of-393 passes for 3,015 yards, 19 touchdowns and 10 interceptions ... Had one rushing touchdown ... Led Conference USA with six, 300-yard passing games and was third in passing yards ... Was 4-for-4 for 40-yards in the opener at Liberty ... Completed 8-of-15 passes for 143-yards and a touchdown against FIU, including a season-long play of 83-yards for a touchdown to Jonathan Duhart ... Completed 30-of-49 passes for 495-yards and four touchdowns in the win over No. 13 Virginia Tech ... The 495 passing yards were the second most ever allowed by a Tech defense ... Earned C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, as well as multiple National Offensive Player of the Week honors ... Was 21-of-36 for 250-yards and two touchdowns at ECU ... Had a season-high 39 completions on 51 attempts for 390-yards and two touchdowns at FAU ... Completed 31-of-54 for 296-yards and two touchdowns against Marshall ... Was 21-for-32 for 327-yards and a touchdown in the win at WKU ... Passed for 333-yards on 26-of-35 passes and two touchdowns against Middle Tennessee ... Down 28-0, led ODU to a come-from-behind 34-31 win over North Texas ... Completed 21-of-43 for 301-yards and two touchdowns ... Was 15-for-20 for 128-yards and two touchdowns in the win over VMI ... In the finale at Rice, completed 33-of-54 for 312-yards and a touchdown ... Tossed a touchdown pass in 10-straight games.
2017: Appeared in five games, starting four at quarterback ... ODU was 3-1 in games he started ... Completed 38-of-67 passes for 420 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions ... Also rushed 13 times for 68 yards ... In his first career start, he completed 14-of-20 passes for 161 yards, a touchdown and two INT's in the win over Albany ... Was 10-of-22 for 129 yards and a touchdown in the win at UMass ... Was a perfect 5-for-5 for 25 yards in the win over Charlotte.
2016: Played in 10 games as the backup quarterback ... Completed 14-of-24 passes for 140 yards ... Completed his first career pass at App State for a 17-yard gain ... Was 3-of-4 for 17 yards at Charlotte ... In his most extensive action of the season, completed 6-of-8 passes for 68 yards against FIU, including a 40-yarder to Isaiah Harper at the end of the first half that came up a yard short of a touchdown.
2015: Redshirted. Earned C-USA Commisioner's Academic Medal. C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
High School: Earned VISAA All-State Team accolades as a senior ... Completed 101-of-199 passes for 2,060 yards and 22 touchdowns ... Named First-Team All-Tidewater honors as a junior ... Passes for 3,794 yards and 52 touchdowns and was named Tidewater Conference Player of the Year.
Personal: Son of Michael and Cathy LaRussa ... Two brothers, Bryan and Mike ... Majoring in finance.
BLAKE LARUSSA CAREER PASSING STATS
Year | Games | Comp. | Att. | INT | Yards | TD's | Long | Pct. |
2016 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 140 | 0 | 40 | 58.3 |
2017 | 5 | 38 | 67 | 3 | 420 | 3 | 55 | 56.7 |
2018 | 11 | 249 | 393 | 10 | 3015 | 19 | 83 | 63.4 |
TOTAL | 26 | 301 | 484 | 14 | 3575 | 22 | 83 | 62.2 |
BLAKE LARUSSA CAREER RUSHING STATS
Year | Games | Attempts | Yards | TD's | Long | Avg. |
2016 | 10 | 6 | -14 | 1 | 1 | -1.4 |
2017 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 0 | 21 | 5.2 |
2018 | 11 | 51 | -68 | 1 | 20 | -1.3 |
TOTAL | 26 | 70 | -14 | 2 | 21 | -0.2 |