Bobby Petrino didn't know what to think about Jason Shelley when he first started practicing with the Bears before the fall.
Petrino knew Shelley's skillset was there. The coach watched how Shelley performed as a freshman at Utah. He knew Shelley had the athleticism and arm talent that could make him great.
Even after Petrino thought the Bears had Shelley heading into fall 2020 and the quarterback turned them down when Utah State came calling, the coaching staff was in contact with him within an hour of him re-entering the portal.
But at practice, Shelley was quiet.