Jake Ratezlaf On Friday announced that he was taking back ByuTo formally start their transfer process from school.
Ritzlaf, Byu’s initial quarterback last year, Said in an Instagram post He made a “tough decision” to withdraw and planned to “step away” from the BYU program. The post makes public, which was expected, as Rayzlaf began to inform his intention coaches to move their peers and coaches in late June.
According to ESPN sources, the passenger of rates to transfer to a new school is not expected to come from the NCAA transfer portal. With the lack of graduation with rates, which will make the transfer process more traditional, simply planning to leave Byu and then enroll in a new school.
This path is not a common, but an example. Which includes former Visconsin Defensive back Zewear Lucas In this winter, he left school and enrolled in Miami University.
Ratezlaf expressed gratitude for her time in Byu, saying that “this is just more than football for me.” He said that he is excited to “start the page and embrace the next chapter.
Byu officials typically avoided the subject of ratezlaf in the Big 12 media days this week, underlining him to make a statement on his next step.
In a statement on Friday, byu athletics said: “We are grateful for the time when Jake Retzlaf has spent in Byu. As soon as he moves forward, Byu Athletics understands Jake’s decision to withdraw from Byu and respects Jake’s decision, and we wish him all the best because he enters the next stage of his career.”
Ratezlaf’s departure comes in view of the seven-game suspension of BYU for violation of the school’s honor code. The suspension was born after being accused in a civil trial for raping a woman, an incident allegedly in 2023.
He Civil trial ended On 30 June, agreed to reject jointly with parties.
Ratezlaf moved from 11–2 as BYU’s initial quarterback in 2024 to 2,947 yards and 20 for touchdowns. His departure leaves byu with a three-way quarterback race in this summer, no clear favorite, to replace them.
