Baylor QB announces transfer, no doubt SEC schools will reach out
On Thursday, sophomore quarterback Jarrett Stidham, of Baylor, announced on Twitter he would be the latest to leave the Bears.
— Jarrett Stidham (@Jarrett_Stidham) July 7, 2016
Stidham was highly-touted coming out of high school, ranking as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2015, according to 247Sports Composite Rankings. Stidham was born in Corbin, Kentucky, and attended high school in Stephenville, Texas.
Naturally with being a highly-ranked high school quarterback, Southeastern Conference schools were knocking at his door. The teams that were interested included Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Vanderbilt.
Here’s a top-10 list Stidham tweeted out during his initial recruitment period:
TOP 10 pic.twitter.com/OIZLELpedn
— Jarrett Stidham (@Jarrett_Stidham) February 7, 2014
Stidham initially committed to Texas Tech during his time in high school. He then decommitted, and sought after life with Baylor.
Just three weeks after he posted his top-10 list, Stidham talked with Saturday Down South about his recruitment and the schools he was interested in. Alabama was one of them.
“It is very flattering,” Stidham said in the article. “It’s definitely kind of crazy. Growing up I always wanted to play for the best team in the country and win championships and Alabama has proven itself. It all definitely opens your eyes.”
Stidham started three games as a true freshman this past season for the Bears, after starting quarterback Seth Russell went down with an injury. Stidham appeared in 10 games total, throwing for 1,265 yards with 12 touchdowns and two interceptions.
The former four-star recruit completed 68.8 percent of his passes. If an SEC school can get that kind of production from a quarterback, they would surely welcome it.
This is a HUGE loss for Baylor. The kid is smart though he knew he was Proabbly gonna be Redshirted this year so you might as well transfer learn a new system, get stronger and come out ready to win.
Anyone who followed his commitment know who it came down to? Probably his most likely destination if it’s not another big 12 school.
He said no order, but that looks like alphabetical order to me.
10/10
I’d say this is the first of the major bloodletting that the ‘little’ school in Waco is about to experience, after the initial firings. It’s impact will reach far outside the athletic department.