Playmakers Foust, Morehead racked up the numbers Published by sports@presspub. on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:46pm
By:
J. Patrick Eaken
Cardinal Stritch junior quarterback Thomas Foust extends a play for more yardage. (Press photo by Doug Karns/www.DougKarns.smugmug.com)
When you consider Cardinal Stritch football’s offensive talent, 6-foot-1, 165-pound junior quarterback Thomas Foust is the first to come to mind. Foust completed 68 of 129 passes (52.7 percent) for 724 yards and four touchdowns with just two interceptions, plus he ran for 771 yards on 95 carries (8.1 per carry) and nine TDs. “Thomas was the engine that got us going. He’s a real quiet kid, really hard worker and a big competitor, but his ability at any point to make a big play is something that I know, as a defensive guy, would keep me up at night getting ready to play against him,” said first-year coach Gene Rucker, who played linebacker and defensive back at Capital