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Quarterback Gerry Bohanon talks with the media after BYU held their first fall football practice in Provo on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. | Scott G Winterton, Deseret News
Since spring camp ended in late March with BYU offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick declaring the starting quarterback competition between Jake Retzlaff and Gerry Bohanon “neck and neck,” the general consensus of reporters who cover the team has been that it feels like Retzlaff has the inside track.
This scribe, for instance, has said that it is Retzlaff’s job to lose.
But after a couple of preseason training camp practices, it has become apparent that this race is razor-close, and perhaps Bohanon — who has proclaimed himself 100% healthy — has a much better chance of taking the first snaps when BYU opens its 2024 season on Aug. 31 against Southern Illinois than most people think.
Some offensive players have said that the former Baylor and South Florida starter brings a new level of confidence to the huddle, and his experience as a former Big 12- and Sugar Bowl-winning quarterback shines through.
“Gerry is flat-out a winner and a leader,” receiver Darius Lassiter said at Big 12 football media days in Las Vegas last month. “We know that either one of those guys can go out there and be our starting quarterback Aug. 31. We know both of them are good quarterbacks.”
At the same gathering, redshirt junior receiver Chase Roberts said Retzlaff showed in the last two games of 2023 — close losses to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State — that he has what it takes to move the offense, while also noting that Bohanon “brings credibility” from his work at Baylor in leading the Bears to a 12-2 season in 2021.
“Fans should be excited about both those guys,” Roberts said.
Lassiter said that during player-run practices this summer the returning receivers…
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Publish date : 2024-08-02 22:30:00
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