As he returns to Baylor, BYU QB Gerry Bohanon doesn’t need the spotlight anymore
Bohanon won a Sugar Bowl with the Bears. But he’s never stuck as the long-term starter anywhere he’s been. The people around him believe, starter or not, that Bohanon’s legacy is set.
“Me and the coaches were like, ‘Hey, we said, first defense,” Coleman recalled, a little surprised. “And he said, ‘I know.’” “I’d bet my house on Gerry Bohanon, if I was a gambling man like that. Just take my retirement, take my annuities, and we’re putting everything on Gerry Bohanon for the win. That’s just how I feel about him.”Seven years later, Bohanon finds himself at another turning point in his career. He’s always been immensely talented — the top quarterback in the state of Arkansas, a Sugar Bowl champion, a Big 12 title winner at Baylor.
It forced freshman quarterback Blake Shapen to step in and win a 27-24 nail-biter. It would have been understandable, when Bell walked in after the game, for Bohanon to be soured on the situation. “It just says so much. You know, a guy that worked so hard in 2021 for that opportunity and it’s slipping away,” Bell said. “And nobody on the outside would’ve known. He’s a tremendously talented quarterback. But as a man, there’s nobody better in this business. With everything he’s been through, nobody’s handled it better.”Coming out of high school, he had all the major offers. Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee.
Offensive coordinator Larry Fedora liked Bohanon, but not enough to get on the field. The timing never aligned. When the game was tight at half, Bohanon pleaded to go in. Coleman had one condition, stay in the pocket.“He comes over to the side. I’m like,’ I told you no running.’ And he’s like, ‘Coach, but it was open.’ So that is the type of kid he is,” he said. “He’s humble and selfless.”
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