Ty Gangi was on the fast track to becoming the starting quarterback at St. Francis High in La Cañada Flintridge, Calif.
He had just finished his freshman season at the Southern California private school and his ability was evident during that season, so much so he was in the mix to start for the varsity team as a sophomore.
But in February 2011, Jared Lebowitz, a protégé of quarterback guru Steve Clarkson, who trained Nevada alum Cody Fajardo, among others, moved from Vermont to La Cañada in search of Division I scholarship offer. The 6-foot-4 wunderkind was just a junior and would no doubt be St.