Former BYU QB Jake Retzlaff to transfer to Tulane
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Fall camp is just around the corner for the BYU football program. On Tuesday, BYU quarterbacks Bear Bachmeier, Treyson Bourguet, McCae Hillstead, and Emerson Ge
Under Kalani Sitake, the Cougars are 48-16 in seasons where their initial starting QB earned the job in fall camp.
BYU transfer Jake Retzlaff will fave a steep learning curve after committing nine days before preseason practice begins, but he has the proven winning pedigree Tulane's other three starting quarterback candidates lack.
BYU can't get in the mode of going all in one-year quarterbacks year after year. That is the fastest way to long-term mediocre offense. If BYU goes 6-6 with Bohanon, that's fine.
It’s been a few years since BYU went into a fall camp not knowing who its starting quarterback was. Back in 2021, Jaren Hall and Baylor Romney were battling to see who’d replace Zach Wilson.
Coach Kalani Sitake sheds light on the crucial role of leadership in developing BYU football's identity, emphasizing how player growth on and off the field is essential to shaping the Cougars' path forward.
But if quarterbacks are under pressure, Bohanon was a little bit better at USF than Retzlaff was last season at BYU. None of these metrics by themselves mean anything.
Following a disappointing 2023 season, BYU has brought in some new faces, like Gerry Bohanon and Treyson Bourguet, to compete for the starting QB job. Read more here.