"He appears much more confident," Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said of Heaps. "Any true freshman that gets his first opportunity, there's going to be a learning curve.
"I think he's settled in and feels comfortable in the offense. Physically, he's got a lot of ability. He's got good size. He's got a quick release. He's got a good arm. So, he's got a lot going for him.
"But Division I football is a big step up from high school, and that was just the natural learning curve that he went through," Doman said.
And there's nothing like playing in a BYU-Utah game for the first time — especially for a true freshman quarterback.
Utes, Cougars on the air
BYU (6-5, 5-2 MWC) at Utah (9-2, 6-1)
Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Rice-Eccles Stadium
TV: The mtn., CBS C Radio: 700 AM, 1160 AM, 102.7 FM Heady
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Heaps will throw 2 picks, fumble once, complete 13 of 28 passes and lose 10 to 38
You CAN mark that one down.
Yes, I was wrong on a couple games this year.
If Utah loses this game I won't post anything negative More..
I am with patriot on this. BYU has yet to win a game this year in which they were really forced to win by the pass. They haven't really needed to since they have a good running game. The pass game was set up by the run game. Heaps has been able to More..
A grim note for Jake Heaps... No freshman QB at BYU has ever beaten Utah @ Utah. In fact it has usually been a senior QB that has beaten Utah. This game is tough for a freshman because although Jake is much better now than he was back in September he More..