Career
He later worked for the Saint Louis Rams as a scout. Lee led his Columbus High School football team to the playoffs his senior year and was named his Region"s most valuable player. He also played baseball and soccer.
He did not receive any major conference offers out of high school, so he committed to play football for Itawamba Community College instead.
In two years at Interstate Commerce Commission, Lee compiled a 14–4 record as a starter and was Itawamba"s first ever player to be named a First Team JUCO All-American and an Academic All-American. At Interstate Commerce Commission, Lee threw 19 touchdown passes and only 7 interceptions.
Lee started the final eight games for the Bulldogs in 2008. In his first start, he threw for 175 yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions in a 34–24 loss to Louisiana State University. Lee led the Bulldogs to two victories over Securities and Exchange Commission opponents, #13 Vanderbilt and Arkansas, but the Bulldogs were unable to qualify for a bowl game.
Lee finished the season with 1,519 yards passing yards, 7 passing touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, and only 5 interceptions.
Lee was again the starting quarterback for the Bulldogs in 2009, now under head coach Dan Mullen. Highlights in 2009 included road wins over Vanderbilt, in which Lee scored a game-winning rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter, and Kentucky
After Mississippi State, Lee worked as a scout in the Saint Louis Rams organization, but left to work with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes at Mississippi State.