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Jersey Number 8
Jake Bentley
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, S.C.
Bio
BENTLEY QUICK HITS
2020: Played in all five games, starting four … 77-of-124 passing for 882 yards (6 INT, 6 TDs), adding 34 carries for 113 yards (3.3 ypc) with one rushing touchdown … season-high 20 completions (20-32-1) for a season-best 240 passing yards and two touchdowns at No. 21 Colorado … 18-of-27 passing for 174 yards against Oregon State, throwing an eight-yard touchdown pass … 16-of-28 passing for 171 yards (2 INT, 1 TD), adding four rushes for 24 yards (6.0 ypc) against No. 20 USC … 16-of-23 passing for 144 yards and a 13-yard passing touchdown against Washington, adding 33 rushing yards on 10 carries and a seven-yard rushing score … 91-yard passing touchdown against Washington State is the second-longest passing play in program history and ties for fourth-longest from the line of scrimmage.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Graduate transfer from South Carolina started in every game he appeared in (33), playing in just one game in 2019 due to injury … led the Gamecocks to the Belk Bowl (2018) and the Outback Bowl (2017) during his time as a starter, earning Outback Bowl MVP as a sophomore … 19-14 career record as a starter including a 10-7 record in SEC games … ranks second in South Carolina history in career completion percentage (.625), third in career pass completions (626) and passing touchdowns (55), fourth in career passing yards (7,527) and is fifth in career total offense (7,670) … two-year team captain (2017-18) … suffered a season-ending injury in the opening game of 2019 vs. North Carolina after passing for 142 yards (1 TD) … started 12 games in 2018 (missing the Missouri game with an injury), passing for 3,171 yards on 240-of-388 passing (14 INT, 27 TD), averaging 264.3 passing yards per game … ranked fourth in the SEC in passing yards per game and touchdown passes in 2018 … second in school history in single-season touchdowns (27), third in passing yards (3,171), fourth in touchdowns responsible for (29) and sixth in completions (240) in 2018 … completed a school-record five passes of 70 yards or more in 2018 … 22-for-32 for 363 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for the game-winning touchdown against Ole Miss his junior season … set program records with 510 passing yards and five touchdowns (tie) against Clemson in 2018 … 2017-18 SEC Sportsmanship Award winner … started all 13 games in 2017 as a sophomore, going 245-of-394 passing (12 INT, 18 TD) for 2,794 passing yards … ranked second in the SEC in pass completions and pass attempts, sixth in passing yards per game (214.9) and pass completion percentage, and was tied for fourth in touchdown passes in 2017 … season high as a sophomore was 304 yards passing against Kentucky, throwing 24-for-36 with two touchdowns … started the final seven games of his freshman season in 2016, going 125-for-190 passing for 1,420 yards and nine touchdowns (4 INT) … graduated a year early from Opelika HS (Ala.), playing two seasons after transferring from Byrnes HS (S.C.) after his freshman season … threw for 2,834 yards and 28 touchdowns (8 INT) in his final year … named all-state as a punter (38.4 avg., 10 punts inside the 20-yard line) as a junior … Under Armour All-American game.
PERSONAL: Son of Paulette and Bobby Bentley … three brothers and a sister … comes from a football family: father is South Carolina’s tight ends coach, stepbrother Chas Dodd played quarterback at Rutgers and is a strength coach at Miami and brother Shuler played football at Murray State and is a graduate assistant on the Troy football staff … earned a degree in sport and entertainment management from South Carolina and is working toward a Masters in finance at Utah.
- Ranks ninth among active FBS quarterbacks in career passing yards (8,409)
- Ranks 13th among active FBS quarterbacks in career passing touchdowns (61)
- Has played in 38 career games with 37 starts in FBS football
- Joined Utah for spring camp in 2020
2020: Played in all five games, starting four … 77-of-124 passing for 882 yards (6 INT, 6 TDs), adding 34 carries for 113 yards (3.3 ypc) with one rushing touchdown … season-high 20 completions (20-32-1) for a season-best 240 passing yards and two touchdowns at No. 21 Colorado … 18-of-27 passing for 174 yards against Oregon State, throwing an eight-yard touchdown pass … 16-of-28 passing for 171 yards (2 INT, 1 TD), adding four rushes for 24 yards (6.0 ypc) against No. 20 USC … 16-of-23 passing for 144 yards and a 13-yard passing touchdown against Washington, adding 33 rushing yards on 10 carries and a seven-yard rushing score … 91-yard passing touchdown against Washington State is the second-longest passing play in program history and ties for fourth-longest from the line of scrimmage.
PRIOR TO UTAH: Graduate transfer from South Carolina started in every game he appeared in (33), playing in just one game in 2019 due to injury … led the Gamecocks to the Belk Bowl (2018) and the Outback Bowl (2017) during his time as a starter, earning Outback Bowl MVP as a sophomore … 19-14 career record as a starter including a 10-7 record in SEC games … ranks second in South Carolina history in career completion percentage (.625), third in career pass completions (626) and passing touchdowns (55), fourth in career passing yards (7,527) and is fifth in career total offense (7,670) … two-year team captain (2017-18) … suffered a season-ending injury in the opening game of 2019 vs. North Carolina after passing for 142 yards (1 TD) … started 12 games in 2018 (missing the Missouri game with an injury), passing for 3,171 yards on 240-of-388 passing (14 INT, 27 TD), averaging 264.3 passing yards per game … ranked fourth in the SEC in passing yards per game and touchdown passes in 2018 … second in school history in single-season touchdowns (27), third in passing yards (3,171), fourth in touchdowns responsible for (29) and sixth in completions (240) in 2018 … completed a school-record five passes of 70 yards or more in 2018 … 22-for-32 for 363 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for the game-winning touchdown against Ole Miss his junior season … set program records with 510 passing yards and five touchdowns (tie) against Clemson in 2018 … 2017-18 SEC Sportsmanship Award winner … started all 13 games in 2017 as a sophomore, going 245-of-394 passing (12 INT, 18 TD) for 2,794 passing yards … ranked second in the SEC in pass completions and pass attempts, sixth in passing yards per game (214.9) and pass completion percentage, and was tied for fourth in touchdown passes in 2017 … season high as a sophomore was 304 yards passing against Kentucky, throwing 24-for-36 with two touchdowns … started the final seven games of his freshman season in 2016, going 125-for-190 passing for 1,420 yards and nine touchdowns (4 INT) … graduated a year early from Opelika HS (Ala.), playing two seasons after transferring from Byrnes HS (S.C.) after his freshman season … threw for 2,834 yards and 28 touchdowns (8 INT) in his final year … named all-state as a punter (38.4 avg., 10 punts inside the 20-yard line) as a junior … Under Armour All-American game.
PERSONAL: Son of Paulette and Bobby Bentley … three brothers and a sister … comes from a football family: father is South Carolina’s tight ends coach, stepbrother Chas Dodd played quarterback at Rutgers and is a strength coach at Miami and brother Shuler played football at Murray State and is a graduate assistant on the Troy football staff … earned a degree in sport and entertainment management from South Carolina and is working toward a Masters in finance at Utah.
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