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Member of Coach Kill's Leadership Council. 2008: Started nine games, and appeared in 10 at quarterback. Garnered Academic All-MAC notice. Led NIU in total offense with an average of 206.7 yards per game and set the NIU record for total offense by a freshman with 2,067 yards. Led the Huskies and ranked 10th in the MAC in rushing yards with 539 on 118 attempts (4.6 yards per carry). Ranked second on the team with four rushing touchdowns. Completed 118-of-211 passes with eight touchdowns for an efficiency rating of 120.7. Averaged 152.8 yards per game through the air, and did not throw an interception in his first four games. Twice named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week, after the Minnesota (8-30) and Kent State (11-18) games. Earned MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors after the Minnesota game. Given the Shea Fitzgerald Memorial Award, honoring the team offensive MVP. Also garnered team award for Offensive Back of the Year. Against the Gophers, completed 17-of-29 attempts for a career-high 326 yards. In that game, threw for two touchdowns, including a 91-yard bomb to Nate Palmer that was the longest play of the year and stands as the fifth-longest play in NIU history. In snowy conditions at Kent State (11-18), accounted for a career-high four touchdowns, two through the air and two on the ground. Threw touchdown passes of 17 to (Matt Simon) and two yards (Reed Cunningham), and ran for scores of 31 and three yards. Totaled a career-high 117 rushing yards on 20 carries, and completed 12-of-19 passes for 173 yards against the Golden Flashes. Went 18-of-36 passing for 288 yards versus Central Michigan (11-12). With NIU trailing 30-6 against the Chippewas, started a comeback with a two-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Led the team to three more scores in the fourth quarter to send the game to overtime. Passed for 173 yards and three touchdowns versus Toledo (10-18). Had a season-long rush of 32 yards to set up a Mike Salerno field goal in that game. Completed 20-of-40 passes for 186 yards in the Independence Bowl, including an eight-yard touchdown to Kyle Skarb. Went 14-for-22 through the air and ran for 59 yards and one touchdown against Ball State (11-5). Had a pair of 25-yard rushes in that game, the second of which resulted in a score. Ran 19 times for 113 yards, the second-highest total of the season, against Bowling Green (10-25). 2007: Redshirted. High School: An all-state honoree as a senior after earning honorable mention notice his junior year. One of the Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette's Gamenight Fantastic 50 as a junior and senior. Twice selected to the first team all-conference and all-area squads. Earned the Northeast Hoosier Conference Player of the Year award in 2005. Named the Ft. Wayne News Sentinel Athlete of the Year as a senior. Participated in the Indiana North/South All-Star game. Career prep totals include 4,760 passing yards and 48 touchdown passes while completing 300-of-565 passes to go with 2,343 rushing yards on 354 carries with 35 touchdowns on the ground. Also played safety where he tallied 129 tackles, seven fumble recoveries, five interceptions, and 13 pass deflections in his career. Holds Norwell High records for career passing touchdowns, passing yards, completions and attempts, as well as all-purpose yards (7,103). Led Norwell to a 14-1 record and the runner-up spot in the Indiana state championship as a senior. Named team MVP as a junior and senior. Four-year letterwinner in football who also started all four years in basketball. Earned first team all-conference honors on the basketball court as a junior. Placed sixth in the discus at the Indiana state championships as a junior. Conference, sectional and regional discus champion who finished sixth in the State finals as a junior. Personal: Born July 28, 1988 in Bluffton, Ind. Son of LeeAnn and Ron Harnish. Business management major. Owns a 3.714 GPA as a Victory Scholar. Enjoys traveling and reading. HARNISH'S CAREER STATISTICS
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