Skinner played high school football and basketball for
The Bolles School in
Jacksonville, Florida. Skinner stepped in for the injured
Wake Forest University quarterback
Ben Mauk after Mauk injured his arm in the first game of the
2006 season against
Syracuse. Skinner proceeded to lead the Demon Deacons to a 10–2 regular season and the championship of the Atlantic Division of the
Atlantic Coast Conference. He won second-team All-Conference honors as a
redshirt freshman. Skinner and the Demon Deacons won the
2006 ACC Championship game against the
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 9–6, giving the program its first conference championship since 1970. Skinner also played well in the
Orange Bowl, but the Deacons fell to
Louisville 24–13. Skinner threw for 2,051 yards and nine touchdowns, and recorded a 19-yard touchdown reception from
wide receiver Nate Morton. Skinner was named the 2006 ACC Rookie of the Year after leading the conference in passing efficiency, and he started 12 games for Wake Forest during the
2007 season, setting an
ACC record for completion percentage in a season. In the
2009 season he broke the school record for touchdowns in a career vs
North Carolina State with 45 touchdowns. The previous record was 44 that was held by former Wake Forest quarterbacks
Brian Kuklick and Gary Schofield. Skinner threw for three touchdowns in a game against NC State. He broke the school record for completions in a career with 677 against
Stanford, passing Kuklick. In 2009, he became the second ACC
Quarterback to throw for more than 2,000 yards in each of his four seasons.
Statistics ==Professional career==