Brandon Rose

Brandon Rose
No. 1
PositionQuarterback
Class Junior
Personal information
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High schoolMurrieta Valley (Murrieta, California)
College
Stats at ESPN

Brandon Rose is an American college football quarterback. He previously played for the Utah Utes and UMass Minutemen.

Early life

Rose attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. He was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Utah Utes.[1][2]

College career

Utah

Rose was redshirted in 2022 and did not appear in any games in 2023 either.[3][4] In week 9 of the 2024 season, he entered the game in the third quarter and completed seven of 15 passing attempts for 45 yards and an interception in a 17-14 loss to the Houston Cougars.[5] Heading into the Utes week 10 matchup versus the BYU Cougars, Rose was announced as the team's starting quarterback.[6] In his first start, he completed 12 of 21 pass attempts for 112 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding 55 yards on the ground as he almost led the Utes to an upset win over the #9 BYU.[7] Following the game, Rose was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a leg injury.[8][9] Rose finished the 2024 season completing 19 of his 36 pass attempts for 157 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions, while also adding 66 yards on the ground in three games.[10][11]

On December 7, 2024, Rose entered the transfer portal.[12]

UMass

On January 9, 2025, Rose announced that he would transfer to UMass.[13] He won the starting job for the season opener against Temple.[14]

Statistics

Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Utah Utes
2022 Redshirt
2023 Did not play
2024 3 1 0–1 19 36 52.8 157 4.4 2 2 96.6 11 66 6.0 0
UMass Minutemen
2025 6 3 0–3 52 88 59.1 424 4.8 1 3 96.5 27 4 0.1 0
Career[15] 9 4 0–4 71 124 57.3 581 4.7 3 5 96.5 38 70 1.8 0

References

  1. ^ Markham, Alex (25 June 2021). "What it Means: QB Rose Commits to Utah". Rivals.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ Coles, Joe (21 December 2023). "Why quarterback Brandon Rose is staying at Utah". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ Robinson, Doug (20 May 2024). "The QB who stayed: In this transfer portal era, Utah's Brandon Rose became an outlier". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ Bartle, Steve (5 November 2024). "Utah Quarterback Brandon Rose 'Keeping Head Down' During Rivalry Week". KSL Sports. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Coles, Joe (7 November 2024). "Brandon Rose has stuck it out at Utah. Will he get his first start against BYU?". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ Jones, Jason (10 November 2024). "Utah QB Brandon Rose makes first career start vs. No. 9 BYU". Utah Utes on SI. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ Coles, Joe (12 November 2024). "Utah QB Brandon Rose suffers season-ending injury". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. ^ Rittenberg, Adam (13 November 2024). "Brandon Rose done for season as Utah loses 3rd QB to injury". ESPN. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. ^ Bartle, Steve (13 November 2024). "Kyle Whittingham Confirms, Utah Quarterback Brandon Rose Suffered Season-Ending Injury". KSL Sports. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. ^ McVeigh, Griffin (13 November 2024). "Brandon Rose injury update: Kyle Whittingham reveals terrible news on Utah QB". On3.com. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Brandon Rose 2024 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  12. ^ Lee, Kenny (December 7, 2024). "Utah quarterback Brandon Rose enters transfer portal". Utah Utes on SI. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  13. ^ "Former Utah quarterback Brandon Rose transfers to UMass". Utah Utes on SI. January 9, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
  14. ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/article/umass-names-brandon-rose-starting-162228937.html
  15. ^ "Brandon Rose College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 5, 2024.