The first-ever early signing period for football recruits couldn’t have worked better for Boise State, minus one glaring omission — a high school quarterback.
Between Dec. 20 and 22, the Broncos signed 20 players, including junior college quarterback Jaylon Henderson. But when high school prospect Zach Wilson, committed since June, opted to pursue other options Dec. 13, Boise State was forced to start all over again.
“A lot of schools got their quarterbacks signed, so it’s left some of the teams out of that top tier like Boise State having to scramble a bit,” said Brandon Huffman, the national college football recruiting editor for 247Sports.