Zach Collaros

Zach Collaros is an American quarterback for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He graduated from Steubenville High School in 2007, and played at the University of Cincinnati as a NCAA player.

2008 season
Collaros was one of five quarterbacks to play for the Bearcats during the 2008 season. After Tony Pike was injured in the Akron game, Collaros took his first snap as college quarterback halfway through the fourth quarter. His passing record for the season was 1 completion on 4 attempts for a total of 2 yards. He also rushed 6 times for a total of 29 yards.

2009 season
When Pike was injured midway through the 2009 season, during a game against South Florida, Collaros again took over; on his third snap, he ran for a key 75-yard touchdown. He went on to start the next four games while Pike recovered from a broken arm. During week 10, Collaros won Big East Offensive Player of the Week, after racking up a Big East record 555 yards of total offense (480 passing, 75 rushing) and accounting for three touchdowns (one passing, two rushing) in a 48–45 win over Connecticut. In four starts, the second half of the USF game, and several "cameo appearances," Collaros racked up relatively big numbers (1,434 yards and 10 TDs passing, 344 yards and 4 TDs rushing).

2010 season
Collaros was Cincinnati's starting quarterback for the 2010 season. He led the Big East in passing yards with 2,902 and touchdowns with 26. He was selected as the 2010 First-Team All-Big East quarterback.

2011 season
Collaros was again named the starting quarterback for the 2011 season, his second full year as the starter.

2012 season
Collaros worked out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the NFL Draft but did not make the team. He has signed a contract to play for the Toronto Argonauts.