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Jan. 8—PULLMAN — Washington State may have lost its class of 2025 quarterback with last month’s coaching change, but the Cougars are bringing in another high school QB.
Norman North (Oklahoma) product Owen Eshelman, who previously committed to coach Jimmy Rogers at South Dakota State, announced Wednesday he’s flipping to WSU. Eshelman is Rogers’ third high school pledge with the Cougars, all of whom were former Jackrabbits commits.
Eshelman joins three-star linebacker Isaiah Hung and three-star defensive lineman Donovan Fitzmaurice as former SDSU pledges to follow Rogers to WSU, which also landed two more Jackrabbits transfers on Wednesday: linebacker Anthony Palano and offensive lineman Nick Bakken.
Those two make up the 14th and 15th former SDSU players to transfer to WSU with Rogers, who also signed his first transfer from another school on Wednesday: former Cal Poly defensive tackle Soni Finau, who started six of 11 games last season for the Mustangs.
Eshelman, a three-star QB, according to Six Star Football, is a dual-threat quarterback. As a senior at Norman North, he completed 171 of 321 passes (53%) for 2,691 yards, 29 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, adding 224 carries for 1,383 yards and 19 touchdowns. At 6-foot-3 and 195 pounds, Eshelman has good size for the position.
Eshelman, whose only other reported offer out of high school came from Rogers at South Dakota State, led Norman North to a 4-8 season in 2024, including one playoff win. He does not carry a star rating on 247Sports or Rivals.
His starting career began late in the 2022 season, Eshleman’s sophomore year, when he stepped in for Norman North’s injured starter for the team’s first playoff game. The Timberwolves fell by a touchdown, but it was the springboard for Eshelman, who went on to thrive in Oklahoma’s 6A1-2 division, the largest in the…
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Author : The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.
Publish date : 2025-01-09 03:02:00
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