Former BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has dedicated to play at Tulane this upcoming season, three folks briefed on the state of affairs informed The Athletic.
Retzlaff, who was BYU’s starter final season, withdrew from BYU earlier this month as he was dealing with a suspension for violating BYU’s Honor Code round premarital intercourse. Retzlaff had been accused of sexual assault and battery in a civil lawsuit in Could. The go well with was later collectively withdrawn by each events; Retzlaff had denied the assault claims and mentioned it was a consensual encounter.
Sources briefed on the state of affairs informed The Athletic that Retzlaff was vetted by Tulane’s Title IX workplace, however didn’t elaborate on what the vetting course of concerned. As a result of timing and his transfer exterior the switch portal, Retzlaff is about to enroll quickly as a walk-on participant.
Retzlaff threw for two,947 yards with 20 touchdowns and 12 interceptions, main BYU to an 11-2 document final season and taking over the moniker of “BYJew,” which led to an NIL deal with Manischewitz, the Jewish meals model.
“BYU has meant extra to me than simply soccer. It’s been a spot of progress — spiritually, mentally, and bodily,” Retzlaff wrote in a put up on Instagram on July 11, saying his departure from BYU. “I’m grateful for each teammate, coach, workers member, and fan who’s supported me alongside the way in which. The connection and reminiscences I’ve made in Provo will all the time be part of me.”
Retzlaff is about to reach at Tulane on Tuesday, in keeping with a supply briefed on the state of affairs.
Retzlaff and Tulane coach Jon Sumrall have a relationship that goes again to the quarterback’s recruitment out of junior faculty, when he took a go to to Troy, the place Sumrall coached on the time.
Tulane is coming off a 9-5 season that noticed the Inexperienced Wave go 7-1 in American Convention play, dropping to Military within the convention championship sport. The group then noticed quarterback Darian Mensah depart for Duke and operating again Makhi Hughes go to Oregon.
The Inexperienced Wave have now added 5 switch quarterbacks this offseason, together with Retzlaff, Brendan Sullivan (Iowa), Kadin Semonza (Ball State) and Donovan Leary (Illinois). Tulane had additionally added TJ Finley (Western Kentucky), although he’s now not with this system following a spring arrest.
At BYU, junior Treyson Bourguet, redshirt sophomore McCae Hillstead and freshman Bear Bachmeier will doubtless compete to begin at quarterback.
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