Cooper Legas ( ; born December 29, 2000) is an American college football

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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Early life

Legas grew up in

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and attended

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, where he was teammates with NFL players Noah Sewell and Puka Nacua, and where he lettered in football, track & field and wrestling. In his high school career, Legas completed 555 of his 858 pass attempts for 9,770 yards, 101 touchdowns and 26 interceptions. Legas would also rush for 2,770 yards and 22 touchdowns, while also hauling in 12 receptions for 240 yards. Legas was a three-star rated recruit and would commit to play college football at

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over offers from BYU, Navy, Air Force, Arkansas and Army.

College career

Utah State

Legas was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2019. He would also not appear in any games during the 2020 season. During the 2021 season, he appeared in two games. During the

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, he became the first FBS quarterback ever to throw a touchdown on his first collegiate pass in a bowl game. During the 2022 season, he played in 10 games and started eight of them, finishing the season with completing 135 out of 221 passing attempts for 1,499 yards, 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also rushed for 303 yards on 108 carries with 1,802 total offensive yards. During the 2023 season, he played in nine games and started seven of them, finishing the season with completing 138 out of 213 passing attempts for 1,815 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also rushed for 122 yards on 68 carries. Legas announced that he would return for the 2024 season as a super senior. However, on April 17, 2024, he would announce that he would enter the transfer portal.

Tulsa

On May 7, 2024, Legas announced that he would transfer to

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Statistics

Personal life

On June 14, 2024, Legas married his longtime girlfriend, Harley Daniel. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics in the spring of 2023.

References

External links

Utah State Aggies bioTulsa Golden Hurricane bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Legas, Cooper Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Players of American football from Utah County, Utah Sportspeople from Orem, Utah American football quarterbacks Utah State Aggies football players Tulsa Golden Hurricane football players