TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2007): A scholarship recruit, redshirted while playing quarterback for the offensive scout team.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years at quarterback for Kim Nelson at Edina High School ... Named All-Conference first team and an All-State honorable mention honoree as a senior ... Posted a 64-percent completion rate, throwing for 1,300-plus yards and 10 touchdowns in nine games ... Also received interest from Maryland, Minnesota and Oklahoma State.
PERSONAL: Tice is the son of Mike and Diane Tice ... Mike is the current Jacksonville Jaguars assistant head coach and former Minnesota Vikings head coach ... Father Mike also played quarterback for George O[apos]Leary at Central Islip (N.Y.) High School in the mid-1970s ... Majoring in Business.