Football: Former BYU QB Bower Signs With Tulsa
After seeing their team compile 24 wins the past two seasons, BYU football fans believe the Cougars may be the next team to crack the Bowl Championship Series (BCS).
One former Cougar, however, thinks that team is going to be the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
Jacob Bower, the quarterback who left BYU after the 2006 season and transferred to Bakersfield (Calif.) Community College, told me he signed with the University of Tulsa on Sunday. He was driving through New Mexico en route to Tulsa as we spoke on the phone, and said he begins classes as soon as he can get there.
Bower said he signed with Tulsa -- turning down offers from Hawaii, Boise State, Colorado State and San Diego State, among others -- because of the prolific offense it had last season and because its starting quarterback in 2007, Paul Smith, is a senior.
"They really need a quarterback, so I am really excited to come in," he said. "I have a chance to set some records like Paul Smith did. More than that, this is probably one of the best teams on the rise and will probably be the next Boise State or Hawaii to make it to the BCS."
Bower graduated from Mountain View High in Meridian, Idaho, and was rated as one of the top prep quarterbacks in the country when he signed with BYU. After a two-year LDS Church mission to Wisconsin, he redshirted in 2006 with the Cougars before transferring to the junior college for a variety of reasons.
He threw for more than 3,500 yards and for 35 touchdowns for the Renegades last fall as a redshirt freshman and will have three years to play three at Tulsa.
One former Cougar, however, thinks that team is going to be the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.
Jacob Bower, the quarterback who left BYU after the 2006 season and transferred to Bakersfield (Calif.) Community College, told me he signed with the University of Tulsa on Sunday. He was driving through New Mexico en route to Tulsa as we spoke on the phone, and said he begins classes as soon as he can get there.
Bower said he signed with Tulsa -- turning down offers from Hawaii, Boise State, Colorado State and San Diego State, among others -- because of the prolific offense it had last season and because its starting quarterback in 2007, Paul Smith, is a senior.
"They really need a quarterback, so I am really excited to come in," he said. "I have a chance to set some records like Paul Smith did. More than that, this is probably one of the best teams on the rise and will probably be the next Boise State or Hawaii to make it to the BCS."
Bower graduated from Mountain View High in Meridian, Idaho, and was rated as one of the top prep quarterbacks in the country when he signed with BYU. After a two-year LDS Church mission to Wisconsin, he redshirted in 2006 with the Cougars before transferring to the junior college for a variety of reasons.
He threw for more than 3,500 yards and for 35 touchdowns for the Renegades last fall as a redshirt freshman and will have three years to play three at Tulsa.
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