New York-raised quarterbacks rarely find themselves playing college football in Texas.
A state where football is comparable to religion, universities can find their next talented shot-caller from El Paso to Galveston with little need to leave Texas’ state lines.
Houston is bucking the trend.
Their 2020 quarterback commit, Sofian Massoud, gained notoriety as a highly-touted recruit in Harlem. He played near Yankee Stadium, for Cardinal Hayes High School.
While receiving his fair share of attention, he committed as a junior to Rutgers over Virginia, Boston College and Temple.
Then, Massoud moved to Texas early in the summer of 2019 — that’s when everything changed.