Less than two weeks away from their first game in the American Athletic Conference, the Owls finally named their starting quarterback: graduate transfer Casey Thompson.
Thompson played with head football coach Tom Herman at the University of Texas at Austin in 2018 as a backup freshman. Thompson transferred from Texas after four years to the University of Nebraska in 2022 where he was named starter. During his time at the University of Nebraska, Thompson completed 63% of his passed and threw for almost 2,500 yards, while throwing 17 touchdown passes and ran for five touchdowns.
The Owls held their daily practice, open to the media on Tuesday.