Kadin Semonza
| Tulane Green Wave – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 4, 2005 |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kadin Semonza (born February 4, 2005)[1] is an American college football quarterback for the Tulane Green Wave. He previously played for the Ball State Cardinals.
Early life
Semonza grew up in Huntington Beach, California and attended Mission Viejo High School in Mission Viejo, California.[2][3] During his high school career, he totaled 6,709 career yards and 77 touchdowns, before committing to play college football at Ball State University.[4]
College career
Ball State
In Semonza's first career collegiate game against Kentucky, he completed 15 passes for 165 yards and touchdown.[5] The following week, he made his first career start against Georgia.[6] Semonza finished his true freshman season passing for 480 yards, three touchdowns, and five interceptions. Entering the 2024 season, he was named the Cardinals starting quarterback.[7] Semonza started 12 games in 2024, throwing for 2,904 yards and 25 touchdowns, being named the MAC Freshman of the Year.[4] On December 9, 2024, he announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[8]
Tulane
On January 5, 2025, Semonza announced his decision to transfer to Tulane University to play for the Tulane Green Wave.[9][10]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2023 | Ball State | 4 | 3 | 1–2 | 50 | 82 | 61.0 | 480 | 5.8 | 3 | 5 | 110.0 | 17 | 10 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 2024 | Ball State | 12 | 12 | 3–9 | 275 | 427 | 64.4 | 2,904 | 8.2 | 25 | 10 | 136.2 | 54 | −85 | −1.6 | 1 |
| 2025 | Tulane | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Career | 16 | 15 | 4–11 | 325 | 509 | 63.9 | 3,384 | 8.1 | 28 | 15 | 132.0 | 71 | -75 | -1.1 | 1 | |
References
- ^ @BallStateFB (February 4, 2023). "A very Happy Birthday to Freshman QB, Kadin Semonza! @kadinsemonza" (Tweet). Retrieved December 14, 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kadin Semonza leads Mission Viejo football to big victory over Servite". Orange County Register. August 27, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ Kuhn, Ryan (April 1, 2021). "Mission Viejo sophomore QB Kadin Semonza making the most as a first-year starter". SOCoPrepSports.com. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Nadeau, Rene (April 17, 2025). "Tulane's Kadin Semonza strives for starting quarterback job". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Martin, Gus (September 5, 2023). "'He's earned it': Ball State freshman QB Semonza makes case for starting job in Week 1". Star Press. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ "From 8,000 to 92,000: Ball State's Semonza makes the jump to starter". From 8,000 to 92,000: Ball State’s Semonza makes the jump to starter – The Daily News. Retrieved May 19, 2025.
- ^ Smedley, Kyle (August 6, 2024). "After a 2023 quarterback carousel, Ball State Cardinal football commits to Semonza early in training camp". ballstatdaily.com. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ Hampton, Cade (December 10, 2024). "Ball State football QB Kadin Semonza set to enter the transfer portal after breakout year". The Star Press. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ Nadeau, Rene (January 5, 2025). "Tulane signs ex-Ball State quarterback Kadin Semonza". Crescent City Sports. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
- ^ Smith, Guerry (January 5, 2025). "Tulane football has added a third quarterback out of the transfer portal". NOLA.com. Retrieved May 19, 2025.