Coach Holgorsen Announces Jack Allison as Newest Addition to WVU Football Roster
By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on June 16, 2017 via Connect-Bridgeport.com
SUBMITTED BY WVU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS:
West Virginia University football coach Dana Holgorsen has announced that Jack Allison, a 6-5, 200-pound transfer quarterback from Parrish, Florida, has signed a grant in aid for the 2017-18 academic year.
Allison, who redshirted at Miami this past year as a freshman, will enroll at WVU this summer. He will have to sit out the 2017 season and will have three years of eligibility remaining.
Jack Allison, QB, 6-5, 200, Parrish, Fla./Palmetto/Miami 2016 (Fr.)
- Redshirted
High School
- Played for coach Dave Marino at Palmetto High
- Consensus four-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports, Rivals and Scout
- Rated as eighth-best quarterback in country and 19th–best overall prospect in state of Florida in 247Sports’ Composite Rankings
- Ranked No. 68 in ESPN300 rankings
- Under Armour All-America Game selection
- Was selected to semifinals of Elite11 quarterback competition in Los Angeles, California
- Threw for over 1,400 yards and had 11 touchdown passes senior year, completing 62.1 percent of his passes
- Threw just five interceptions during his senior campaign
- Also offered by Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee, UCF and USF
