There aren’t many quarterbacks in BYU history that are more accomplished than Detmer and Hall. Detmer won the 1990 Heisman Trophy and rewrote the NCAA record books for passing. Hall finished as the school’s winningest starting quarterback.
During his training session with Detmer and Hall, joining Conover was a 2022 QB recruit, Gage Daley, from Highland, Arizona. A prospect who could be on BYU’s radar in this recruiting cycle.
Conover looking to win the job as a freshman
Conover is from Chandler, Arizona, where he prepped at Chandler High School. In three years as the starting quarterback at Chandler, Conover posted a 39-5 record as the starter and amassed 10,000 career passing yards. His high school play garnered an invitation to the Elite 11 and scholarship offers from the likes of Alabama, Arizona State, Ole Miss, South Carolina, and others.
Conover arrived at BYU last fall after serving the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Paraguay. Conover’s mission in Paraguay was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing him to enroll at BYU.
With last season being a free year regarding NCAA eligibility due to the pandemic, Conover gained valuable experience as the scout team quarterback and had the opportunity to learn the offensive playbook going into this year’s quarterback competition while still maintaining his true freshman status entering 2021.
When asked in March how he would describe himself as a quarterback, Conover said, “I like to consider myself a smooth operator, who’s cool, calm, and collected under pressure.” He will have to stay cool, calm, and collected for a chance to win the starting job as a freshman.
Conover will continue to battle with upperclassmen Jaren Hall and Baylor Romney for a chance to be BYU’s number one quarterback when the Cougars face Arizona on September 4th in Las Vegas.
