Rhett Bomar

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Rhett Bomar
College Sam Houston State
Conference Southland
Sport Football
Position QB
Class Redshirt Junior
Major Kinesiology[1]
Career 2005 – present
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 215 lb (98 kg)
Nationality USA
Born July 2, 1985 (1985-07-02) (age 22)
Flag of Texas Groesbeck, TX
High school Grand Prairie HS,
Grand Prairie, Texas
Former school(s) Oklahoma

Rhett Matthew Bomar (born July 2, 1985 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American football quarterback. He is currently enrolled at Sam Houston State University. Bomar transferred from the University of Oklahoma after he was permanently dismissed from the Sooners football team for breaking NCAA rules in 2006.

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[edit] High school career

Bomar was a three year starter in high school and was coached by his father Jerry Bomar at Grand Prairie High School. He was ranked as the nation's No. 1 quarterback of 2004 by recruiting service Rivals.com, as well as Scout.com and was even compared to former NFL great John Elway.[2] He threw for 1,272 yards (1,163 m) and rushed for 547 yards (500 m) as a senior. Bomar committed to Oklahoma in February 2004. He played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

[edit] College career

[edit] 2004 season

Bomar redshirted his first year at Oklahoma.

[edit] 2005 season

Bomar became the starter by the second game of the 2005 season. [3] His season started roughly while he adjusted to college football, but his game seemed to improve throughout the season. He was the MVP of the Holiday Bowl when Oklahoma defeated the Oregon Ducks.

[edit] 2006 season

On August 2, 2006, Bomar was dismissed from the team by OU head coach Bob Stoops.[4] It was reported that he received payments for work not completed from Big Red Sports and Imports, a car dealership owned at that time by a large University of Oklahoma donor, a violation of NCAA rules. A TexAgs poster leaked the information regarding the incident on the school's fansite,[5][6] however it is unknown if this played a role in the investigation. Senior Paul Thompson began the year as starting QB, backed up by true freshman Sam Bradford and junior college transfer Joey Halzle.

[edit] 2007 season

It was announced March 19, 2007 that Bomar would enter spring practices as the starting quarterback for the 2007 Bearkats with two years of collegiate eligibility remaining.

“Rhett brings a lot of athleticism to the quarterback position that we haven’t had,” SHSU coach Todd Whitten told the Huntsville Item. “He's going to get a chance to get a lot of reps this spring. We feel like our offense has the chance to make a lot of big plays next year.”[7]

[edit] NCAA statistics

  Passing Rushing
Season Team GP Rating Att Comp Pct Yds TD Int Att Yds TD
2005 Oklahoma Sooners 12 113.5 308 167 54.2 2018 10 10 89 184 4
2007 Sam Houston State Bearkats 9 130.90 291 172 59.1 2209 10 6 87 406 7

[edit] References

  1. ^ SHSU Directory. Sam Houston State University. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  2. ^ Rivals.com Pro-style quarterbacks 2004
  3. ^ Bomar to start vs. Tulsa
  4. ^ NewsOK: Bomar, Quinn dismissed from OU football team
  5. ^ Roberts, Selena. "Internet Whistleblowers Go Where N.C.A.A. Fears to Tread", The New York Times, 2007-07-15. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. 
  6. ^ Is it legal??????? (OU / Bomar scandal reported on TexAgs - 7 months ago). TexAgs (2006-01-30). Retrieved on 2007-06-24.
  7. ^ Bomar becomes a Bearkat
Persondata
NAME Bomar, Rhett
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Football player
DATE OF BIRTH July 2, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Prairie, Texas
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH


Preceded by
Jason White		 Oklahoma Sooners Starting Quarterbacks
2005		 Succeeded by
Paul Thompson
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