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Updated: February 1, 2013

Pronounced lee-AL

2012: Played in two games as the back-up quarterback … Completed three passes for 20 yards while in on 13 plays against Austin Peay … Completed a 6-yard pass on 11 offensive snaps against Bowling Green.

2011: Served as the backup quarterback to Logan Thomas ... Played in three games, totaling 36 offensive snaps ... Tossed two touchdowns in his collegiate debut against Appalachian State … Threw for 113 yards on 5-of-9 passing ... Saw action on three offensive snaps in the win at Marshall ... Was 3-of-4 passing for 40 yards at Virginia.

2010: Worked on the scout team while redshirting during the fall … Improved on three of his four major lifts during off-season work … Was 6-for-11 passing for 34 yards in the first full scrimmage of the spring … Hit on 5 of 9 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown in the fourth scrimmage … Connected on a 70-yard TD pass to Marcus Davis … Completed a 17-yard TD pass to E.L. Smiling in the back corner of the end zone with two seconds remaining in the final spring scrimmage … Had 73 yards on 6 of 8 passing during that workout … Was 3-for-6 passing for 34 yards in the Maroon-White game.

High School: Named to PrepStar’s All-Southeast Region Team as a quarterback for Coach Andre Thaddies at Atlantic High … Rated as the No. 28 dual-threat quarterback in the country by Rivals … Listed as the No. 55 quarterback in the country by ESPN/Scouts Inc. … Ranked the No. 79 quarterback in the country by Scout.com … Rushed for 218 yards and four scores and threw for 2,255 yards with 25 touchdowns as a senior … Named first-team All-Palm Beach County for the Class 6A Offense … Named to The Palm Beach Post’s all-area second team … Threw for 2,355 yards and 21 touchdowns as a junior to earn honorable mention all-area by The Palm Beach Post.

Personal: Mark Leal … Born 1/4/92 … Son of Orton and Jessica Trent … Enrolled in sociology.