Garman attended Southlake Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas. However, Garman never played football for the school, as he transferred in for his senior season, but was ruled ineligible to play.[1][2] He made an appeal to be reinstated to the team, but it was declined.[3][4] He previously attended Jones High School in Jones, Oklahoma, where he threw for 2,311 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior.[5] At the conclusion of his high school career, Garman committed to play college football at the University of Arizona.[6]
College career
Garman redshirted in 2011, before transferring to Oklahoma State University to play for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.[7] After not playing in 2012 and 2013, he entered the 2014 season as the backup to J. W. Walsh. Against Missouri State, Walsh exited the game with a lower leg injury. Garman entered the game in Walsh's place, throwing for 244 yards and two touchdowns, leading the Cowboys to a 40–23 victory.[8] Following the game, he was named the team's starting quarterback.[9][10] In his first career start against UTSA, he threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns.[11][12] In his second start against Texas Tech, Garman recorded a career-high 370 passing yards and four touchdowns, while also rushing for a score, in a 45–35 win.[13] Against Texas, he was sacked seven times, and he began to experience concussion symptoms, leading Mason Rudolph to start for the Cowboys.[14][15] He finished the 2014 season throwing for 2,041 yards with 12 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, before announcing his decision to transfer for a second time.[16] For the 2015 season, Garman transferred to the University of Maryland, College Park to play for the Maryland Terrapins.[17][18] He served as a backup, appearing in two games, before undergoing a season-ending surgery on his shoulder.[19]
Garman finished his career throwing for 2,156 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.[20]
