Early Years
Couch was born in Hyden, Kentucky. As a prep quarterback at Leslie County High Schoolin Leslie County, Kentucky, he set a number of national high school records — most pass completions (872), passing yardage (12,104), touchdown passes (132), and passing percentage for a season (75.1). Following his senior 1995 season, he was recognized as Kentucky's Mr. Football. Recruiting analyst Tom Lemming called Couch the best quarterback prospect since Kyle Nowlin (St. Ignatius). ESPN ranked Couch as the No. 6 of the best high school athletes ever.
Couch also starred on the Leslie County High School basketball varsity team. He scored 36 points per game as a junior, which was the highest average in the state. Couch scored 3,023 points in his career, which as of April 2010 is good for the 26th highest total in Kentucky state history.
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