Gerry Bohanon (born November 26, 1999) is an

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for the

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. He previously played for the

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High school career

Bohanon attended

Earle High School Earle High School is an accredited public high school in Earle, Arkansas, United States. Earle High School is one of four public high schools in Crittenden County and the only high school of the Earle School District. Earle High School was damage ...

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. As a senior in 2017, he passed for 2,675 yards and 34 touchdowns, along with an additional 1,200 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns. In 2017, he was named to the

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finals. A four-star recruit, Bohanon committed to play college football at

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College career

Bohanon served as a backup quarterback in his true freshman, redshirt freshman, and sophomore seasons, primarily to

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. Bohanon became the starting quarterback for the 2021 season, his junior season, leading the Bears to an 9–2 start, including three ranked wins, before a hamstring injury in November kept him out of the team's remaining games for the season. In his first six games, he threw zero interceptions. He led the Bears to a 21–7

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win over Ole Miss. As starter, Bohanon led Baylor to 12–2 record, the most wins in a single season in the school's history. The Bears finished the season in the Top-10 in the

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. On May 8, 2022, he announced his transfer to USF.

College statistics

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External links

Baylor Bears bio
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