Greg Boone is an American football

American football

American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

 fullback

Fullback (American football)

A fullback is a position in the offensive backfield in American and Canadian football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback...

 for the Milwaukee Mustangs

Milwaukee Mustangs

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 from Virginia Tech. Boone originally went to Virginia Tech as a quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 and made the move to tight end

Tight end

The tight end is a position in American football on the offense. The tight end is often seen as a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like offensive linemen, they are usually lined up on the offensive line and are large enough to be...

 during the 2006 season. He still gets time as QB, primarily in the "Wild Turkey" formation, Virginia Tech's version of the Wildcat formation

High school

Boone played safety and quarterback

Quarterback

Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...

 in high school. He was ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 36 athlete in the country and twelfth in the state of Virginia

Virginia

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. During his senior year he had 70 completions out of 120 attempts, 1400 yards passing, three interceptions and eight rushing Touchdowns.

2005-2006

Boone was redshirt

Redshirt (college sports)

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ed his first year as a Hokie, and spent the year working with the scout team. He won "Super Iron Hokie" honors, a team award for the weight room.

2006-2007

After the redshirt Boone was moved from Quarterback to Tight End. He made his first start against Northeastern for 39 plays. He caught one pass for five yards. He made his first college touchdown in a game against North Carolina after catching a 41 yard pass. During a game against Kent State, he suffered an ankle injury 13 plays into the game and ended up missing the game against Wake Forest

Wake Forest University

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina, the state capital. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, is...

. He finished the season with five catches, sixty-eight yards, and one touchdown. During the spring practices, he won the team most improved award.

2008-2009

Boone started every game of the 2007-2008 season except for one. After the game against the Florida State Seminoles

Florida State Seminoles

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, Quarterbacks Sean Glennon

Sean Glennon

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 and Tyrod Taylor

Tyrod Taylor

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suffered high ankle sprains, and Boone finished the game as Quarterback.