2008:  Started all 13 games at quarterback for the Irish and recorded the third-most prolific passing season in Notre Dame history ... completed 268 of his 440 pass attempts (60.9 pct) for 3,172 passing yards (244.0 yards per game) ... tossed 25 touchdowns and had 17 interceptions ... established records for every major passing category by a sophomore Notre Dame quarterback ... completed 22 of 26 passes for 401 yards and five TDs with no interceptions vs. Hawai'i in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl ... set individual career bests in completion percentage (84.6 percent), passing yards (401) and TD passes (five) ... his statistics also helped set Notre Dame team bowl records in points (49), passing yards (413), passing touchdowns (five) and total yards (478) ... his passing yards, passing touchdowns and completion percentage were individual bowl records for the Irish.

2007: Started at quarterback in the second game of the season vs. Penn State, the earliest any Notre Dame freshman had started at the position since freshmen regained their eligibility in 1972 ... played in 10 contests and started nine games during rookie campaign ... only Brady Quinn (12 games in 2003) and Blair Kiel (11 games in 1980) played in more games as an Irish freshman signal-caller ... tied Quinn and Kiel for most starts by a freshman quarterback in school history ... completed 138 of 245 passes (.563) for 1.254 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions ... ranks second on Notre Dame's freshman quarterback single-season lists for completions, attempts, yards and completion percentage.

Personal: Received the Hall Trophy (actually called the Ball Park National High School Player of the Year Award) at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl ... received National High School Offensive Player of the Year Award from the Touchdown Club of Columbus (Ohio) ... named a first-team All-American by Scout.com ... completed 194 of 281 passes for 3,428 yards and 49 touchdowns with only six interceptions in 15 games as a senior ... also rushed for seven scores in final season ... never lost a game he started, finishing his career 42-0 ... older brothers, Rick and Casey, both played quarterback at the University of Tennessee ... enrolled at Notre Dame in January 2007 ... son of Jim and Cathy Clausen ... born Sept. 21, 1987 ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology ... earned a 3.267 grade-point average in the spring `08 semester.