Quarterback Connor Brewer is transferring to the University of Arizona, his mom Deborah texted Monday night, adding to what is becoming a Scottsdale Chaparral football reunion in Tucson.
Brewer, who withdrew this summer from Texas, where he was expected to be the backup after a redshirt season, reunites with his former high school coach, Charlie Ragle, who was the head coach at Chaparral from 2009-11 when Brewer was the starting quarterback. They lost only two games and Brewer? led the Firebirds to three consecutive Division II championships, the only big-schools quarterback in Arizona ever to do that. Ragle is now an assistant coach under Rich Rodriguez at UA.
Brewer also will get reacquainted with his favorite target his last two seasons at Chaparral. Receiver Davonte? Neal left Notre Dame and is enrolled at UA, where he is expected to sit out this year.
Brewer, who threw 100 touchdown passes in his three-year varsity? career, will not be eligible this season because of the NCAA transfer rule.
He will be competing for the position in 2014 with former Henderson (Nev.) Bishop Gorman star Anu Solomon, who is more of a dual-threat.
Rodriguez could tweak the offense to fit Brewer, more of a pro-style passer, depending on how the competition goes.
Brewer has said he wants to come into a program where he won?t have to sit behind a quarterback. It will be two years removed from game competition for Brewer, who was going to battle just for the backup spot at Texas with freshman Tyrone Swoopes this year.
Over the weekend, UA got a commitment from Chaparral senior tight end Trevor Wood, who will reunite with his brother, Carter, an offensive lineman, who played at Chaparral.
Ex-Chaparral linebacker Cody Ippolito, who will be a sophomore at UA, played with Brewer their last? three years together at Chaparral.
Former Chaparral player Brendan Murphy is a senior defensive back and special teams player this year at UA.
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