About eight plays into Marietta's (GA) 2011 season opener against South Cobb, junior quarterback Anthony Jennings suffered torn cartilage in one of his knees. The injury was not a season-ender, but the 6'2", 205-pound signal caller played at about 60-percent strength the rest of the way. He did pretty well, totaling 2,362 and 25 touchdowns while leading the Blue Devils to a 6-6 overall record.
"He's an explosive athlete, but he was not that guy after the injury," Marietta head coach Scott Burton said of Jennings, who threw for 1,981 yards with 18 touchdowns and only