Barnes is second Utah QB to enter transfer portal

• Tom VanHaaren, ESPN Staff WriterDec 4, 2023, 11:39 AM ET Close ESPN staff author Signed up with ESPN in 2011

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Utah quarterback Bryson Barnes has actually gotten in the transfer website and is now the second Utes quarterback to move this offseason, together with Nate Johnson.Barnes was a junior this season and will have 2 years of eligibility staying. He was thrust into the spotlight this season as quarterback Cameron Increasing dealt with an injury that kept him off the field.Barnes is a 6-foot-1, 209-pound quarterback from Milford, Utah, and according to his Utah player page, he matured raising roughly 12,000 pigs in a barn.Editor’s Picks

1 Associated Utah coach Kyle Whittingham amusingly compared Barnes to USC quarterback Caleb Williams after the group’s win over the Trojans this season.

“They got themselves a Heisman Prize winner. We got a pig farmer,” Whittingham said.Barnes was a walk-on in 2020 and played in 3 games throughout the 2021 season. He made one start in 2022 versus Washington State, throwing for 175 backyards. With Rising out this season, Barnes and Johnson took the majority of the snaps, with Barnes starting in nine games. Barnes led the team in passing with 1,517 lawns and tossed 12 touchdowns with 9 interceptions. He likewise ran for 267 yards and three goals and went 6-3 as the starter this season for Utah.Rising revealed

that he plans to return to Utah next season, giving the team its starting quarterback as long as he remains healthy. Barnes and Johnson are now both moving out and looking for brand-new programs next season.Utah will play Northwestern in the SRS Circulation Las Vegas Bowl on Dec. 23.