Football: More on Ex-Cougar QB Bower
We had an article in today's Tribune http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_7879541) about Jacob Bower, the former BYU quarterback who transferred to Bakersfield (Calif.) Junior College for an assortment of reasons. After a fantastic freshman season at Bakersfield (he redshirted his first year at BYU), Bower is rated as the top junior college quarterback in the country by at least one juco recruiting Web site.
He is being recruited by several Division I schools around the country, including BYU's Mountain West rivals, San Diego State and Colorado State.
Since the article came out, several readers have sent e-mails with questions about Bower's case, and even Bower himself called to clarify some points.
Here's some more info:
* Bower says he threw for 35 touchdowns and more than 3,500 yards last season. The stats listed on the school's Web site http://www.bcrenegades.com are incomplete, he said.
* The quarterback clarified that he has not been given an official written offer from Boise State, which is actually his hometown team. However, he's fairly confident the Broncos will offer if he makes a visit and shows interest in them.
* Bower isn't certain how the whole penalty for transferring to another Mountain West Conferece school thing works.
We did a little research today, and here is more on how that works:
If an athlete receives any sort of financial aid, or earns a varsity letter, from one MWC school, and thens transfers to another MWC school (regardless of any stops in between, such as a junior college), he or she is subject to the rule. The rule says that the incoming player must sit out a year and also loses a year of eligibility. Also, the player must pay his or her own way during that school year.
So, if Bower transfers to Colorado State, for instance, he would lose the entire year. Also, when he plays for the Rams in 2009, he would be considered a junior.
Of course, he's not subject to the transfer rule if the head coach at the institution he left will sign a release form.
Bower said Friday that he has not called BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall with that request yet. He's still waiting to hear more from new CSU coach Steve Fairchild, who is apparently still in the transition phase after moving from the Buffalo Bills coaching staff to CSU.
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According to the BYU-based Web site TotalBlueSports.com, Stetson Tenney, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound offensive lineman from Show Low, Ariz., will walk on next year at BYU.
Tenney recently returned from an LDS Church mission. He was a two-time first-team all-state lineman and also won the state heavyweight wrestling championship his senior year at Show Low.
He bypassed scholarship offers from Northern Arizona and Idaho to take BYU's invitation to walk on, according to an article on the site authored by Brandon Gurney.
He is being recruited by several Division I schools around the country, including BYU's Mountain West rivals, San Diego State and Colorado State.
Since the article came out, several readers have sent e-mails with questions about Bower's case, and even Bower himself called to clarify some points.
Here's some more info:
* Bower says he threw for 35 touchdowns and more than 3,500 yards last season. The stats listed on the school's Web site http://www.bcrenegades.com are incomplete, he said.
* The quarterback clarified that he has not been given an official written offer from Boise State, which is actually his hometown team. However, he's fairly confident the Broncos will offer if he makes a visit and shows interest in them.
* Bower isn't certain how the whole penalty for transferring to another Mountain West Conferece school thing works.
We did a little research today, and here is more on how that works:
If an athlete receives any sort of financial aid, or earns a varsity letter, from one MWC school, and thens transfers to another MWC school (regardless of any stops in between, such as a junior college), he or she is subject to the rule. The rule says that the incoming player must sit out a year and also loses a year of eligibility. Also, the player must pay his or her own way during that school year.
So, if Bower transfers to Colorado State, for instance, he would lose the entire year. Also, when he plays for the Rams in 2009, he would be considered a junior.
Of course, he's not subject to the transfer rule if the head coach at the institution he left will sign a release form.
Bower said Friday that he has not called BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall with that request yet. He's still waiting to hear more from new CSU coach Steve Fairchild, who is apparently still in the transition phase after moving from the Buffalo Bills coaching staff to CSU.
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According to the BYU-based Web site TotalBlueSports.com, Stetson Tenney, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound offensive lineman from Show Low, Ariz., will walk on next year at BYU.
Tenney recently returned from an LDS Church mission. He was a two-time first-team all-state lineman and also won the state heavyweight wrestling championship his senior year at Show Low.
He bypassed scholarship offers from Northern Arizona and Idaho to take BYU's invitation to walk on, according to an article on the site authored by Brandon Gurney.
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