He isn't Cam Rising but he doesn't look like a pushover.
Barnes started a game against Washington State last season, throwing for 175 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 51 yards. He then replaced Rising once more in the 2023 Rose Bowl, throwing for 112 yards with one touchdown against a salty Penn State defense. He only engineered one scoring drive in the eventual 35-21 loss.
Barnes joined the Utes in 2020 as a walk-on, spurning scholarship offers from a handful of FCS programs. He has yet to be put on scholarship, though that might change depending on how 2023 goes.
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QB Bryson Barnes: If Utah was playing Florida this week, junior Bryson Barnes would be the likely selection for QB1. He's been getting the majority of the first-team reps, according to Whittingham. As far as tertiary options go, a team could do much worse than Barnes. Keen fans will remember his heroic performance against Ohio State in the 2022 Rose Bowl. Pressed into service late in the fourth quarter under eerily similar circumstances -- an injury to Rising -- Barnes completed both of his passes for 23 yards, including a 15-yard touchdown pass to tight end Dalton Kincaid with less than two minutes to play, tying the game at 45.Barnes started a game against Washington State last season, throwing for 175 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 51 yards. He then replaced Rising once more in the 2023 Rose Bowl, throwing for 112 yards with one touchdown against a salty Penn State defense. He only engineered one scoring drive in the eventual 35-21 loss.
Barnes joined the Utes in 2020 as a walk-on, spurning scholarship offers from a handful of FCS programs. He has yet to be put on scholarship, though that might change depending on how 2023 goes.
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