AT SAN JOSÉ STATE: In his fifth season with the Spartans... Vying for the number-one quarterback job when preseason practice begins... Two seasons as the number-two quarterback... Playing experience in 18 games... First San José State quarterback in 20 years with rushing touchdowns in back-to-back games in 2012... His three career rushing touchdowns matches the second most among returning 2014 Spartans... Signed a National Letter-of-Intent in February 2010.
2013: Appeared in five games as the back-up quarterback... Threw passes in three of those contests completing 50 percent of his passes for the season... Was 3-of-4 with an interception for 22 yards in the Utah State game (9/27)... Threw an incomplete pass against Stanford (9/7) and Nevada (11/15)... Running threat who gained two first downs in his eight carries for the season.
2012: Played in 12 games as the number-two quarterback... Ran for three touchdowns and passed for one... Second on the team in rushing TDs and third in rushing with 174 yards... Had TD runs of 10 yards at UTSA (10/20), 11 against UC Davis (9/8) and 3 vs. Stanford (8/31)... Team[apos]s leading rusher in the Stanford game with 32 yards on six carries... Touchdown pass of 10 yards against UC Davis.
2011: Only game appearance was at UCLA (9/10)... Played in the second half and completed 1-of-3 passes for 4 yards with an interception... Gained 22 yards on three carries.
2010: Spent the season as a redshirt.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in football (Coach Louie Walters) and basketball at Scotts Valley (Calif.) High... The 2009 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League Offensive Player of the Year... Passed for 2,360 yards and 20 touchdowns, rushed for five scores and caught two touchdown passes as a senior... Played on the gold medal winning team in the 2008 Down Under Bowl high school all-star series in Australia.
MORE ON BLAKE: A May 2014 graduate majoring in communication studies... Plans to begin a master[apos]s program in interdisciplinary studies... Enjoys surfing... Favorite surfing location is Pleasure Point Beach in Santa Cruz... His dad, Jerry Jurich, was a quarterback on the 1976 University of Oregon team... An uncle, Cal Allen, was a halfback on the 1969 University of Washington team... The Santa Cruz, Calif., native was born on December 29, 1991.
CAREER STATISTICS
| PASSING |
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| YEAR | G | ATT | COMP | INT | Pct. | YDS. | TD |
| 2010...Redshirt | |||||||
| 2011...FR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012...SO | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 45.5 | 66 | 1 |
| 2013...JR | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 50.0 | 22 | 0 |
| CAREER | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 45.0 | 92 | 1 |
| RUSHING |
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| YEAR | NO. | YDS. |
Avg. | TD | LG | ||
| 2011...FR | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 2012...SO | 43 | 174 | 4.0 | 3 | 19 | ||
| 2013...JR | 8 | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | 13 | ||
| CAREER | 54 | 208 | 3.9 | 3 | 19 |