Going, going, gone is Garretson
Junior quarterback Darell Garretson will no longer be an Aggie.
Utah State athletics announced Tuesday that Garretson will not be back with the team. The announcement comes four days after he missed the team’s first spring scrimmage for what head coach Matt Wells called “personal reasons.”
In 2013 Garretson was a freshman. He came in and played for an injured Chuckie Keeton. Garretson started in seven games and helped USU achieve a 6-1 record including a 21-14 win over No. 24 Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl. He completed over 60 percent of his passes as a freshman and threw for nearly 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Last season, Garretson landed the starting role in a similar situation, a Keeton injury. He played in five games before injuring his wrist in a game against Colorado State and missing the rest of the season. Garretson completed nearly 70 percent of his passes and threw for over 1,000 yards, eight touchdowns and only three interceptions.
Garretson played his best game last season against BYU. He completed 19-of-25 passes for 321 yards and three touchdowns as well as a rushing touchdown.
“We thank Darell for his contributions to Utah State football the past two years and wish him the best in the future,” said Wells.
Coming into spring football this season, there was a lot of competition at quarterback for the Aggies. Keeton received another year of eligibility from the NCAA after being granted a medical hardship. Damion Hobbs, a transfer from Oregon, is eligible after redshirting last year, and Kent Myers started the final six games last season.
Myers helped lead the team to a 5-1 record as a starter including a bowl win over UTEP in the New Mexico Bowl. At the start of the year Myers asked to play wide receiver to get more playing time in spring football. Coach Wells said the staff will evaluate his position and progress during the summer.
DJ Nelson is also available for the Aggies after redshirting as a freshman last season. Tanner Curtis is another quarterback on the USU roster eligible to play after returning home from a mission last year.
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