Matt Leinart (born May 11, 1983 in Santa Ana, California) is a quarterback for the University of Southern California. Matt also played QB at his high school, Mater Dei High School. In 2004, his junior year at USC, he won the Heisman Trophy. He also won the inaugural Manning Award for college quarterbacks in the same season.
In his freshman year, he backed up for quarterback Carson Palmer, who also won the Heisman Trophy and is now the quarterback for the NFL's Cincinnati Bengals.
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