College football has the tendency year after year to deliver surprising storylines — and teams — through the first couple weeks of the season.
And through the first third of the 2024 college football season, one of those has been Jake Retzlaff and BYU.
The redshirt junior quarterback, the first Jewish starting quarterback in program history, has led the Cougars to four straight wins to open the season and a No. 22 spot in the recent US LBM Coaches Poll.
BYU used its defense (3 turnovers) and special teams (punt return TD) to dominate Kansas State, 38-9.
BYU’s Jake Retzlaff (149 passing yards, 2 TDs) led the team’s offense while Kansas State’s DJ Giddens led the Wildcats with 93 rushing yards.
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After picking up his first win over a ranked opponent last week in Kansas State, Retzlaff will have another opportunity this week to lead BYU to a win on the national stage as the Cougars take on Baylor in Week 5.
Here’s more on Retzlaff as the Cougars take on Baylor on Saturday:
Who is Jake Retzlaff?
Retzlaff is in his first season as the starting quarterback at BYU.
The Corona, California native transferred to BYU before the 2023 season from Riverside City College, which competes at the JUCO level of college football. As noted in his BYU profile page, Retzlaff threw for 4,596 yards and 44 touchdowns in 2022 at Riverside City College and posted six games of five or more touchdowns thrown.
Prior to Riverside City College, Retzlaff spent his freshman year at Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. With the Rustlers, Retzlaff led Golden West to an 11-1 record and threw for 3,302 yards and 23…
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Publish date : 2024-09-28 06:00:25
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