12 Jacob Bower Quarterback, Grad, Trf, 6-4, 238, Meridian, ID (Tulsa)
Has joined the Cowboys as a graduate student and will be in the competition for the starting role at quarterback...transferred in from Tulsa where he played the last two years...only quarterback on team with previous collegiate experience....is a graduate student and pursuing his master's degree..good knowledge of game...strong arm..excellent size...
Pre-McNeese: played at Tulsa the last two years where he completed 26 of 51 passes for 327 yards and three tds and rushed for 150 yards and two tds....at Bakersfield (CA) Junior College he had led team to a 12-1 record in 2007 and to an 8-0 mark in the Western State Conference and to the state junior college championship game...completed 61 percent of his passes for 3,034 yards and 35 tds and was named to all-conference and all-American JC teams...came out of junior college ranked No. 42 JC prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...
High School: prepped at Meridian (Idaho) HS and lettered four years at quarterback, passing for over 7,000 yards and 60 tds and rushing for 24...first team all-state pick and prep all-American...signed with BYU but went to junior college after a two year mission
Other: birthdate 3/19/95....master’s in Exercise Physiology (HHP)...wife is Rachel...couple has a son - Wayne - who was born June 30....four brothers played basketball in college..parents are Wayne and Susan
