Reaction: UConn Lands Four-Star Penn State Quarterback
A social media storm occurred on Tuesday, as former Penn State quarterback Ta’Quan Roberson announced that he would be transferring to UConn on Twitter.
The four-star prospect was a sought after commodity with numerous offers on the table coming out of DePaul Catholic High School. In the end, he determined that Storrs would be the best fit for him to continue his football career. This has been the biggest recruiting win for new head coach Jim L. Mora to date.
Penn State transfer QB Taquan Roberson has committed to #UConnFootball.
— ThisIsUConnCountry (@UConnSN) December 28, 2021
Roberson, a 4-star recruit in the class of 2019, also held offers from Ohio State, VaTech, BC, RU, Syracuse, Maryland, UNC, Kentucky and more out of HS
It has been well-documented that the Huskies staff recently visited the Garden State and informed the high school football coaches that New Jersey would be treated like its home state of Connecticut. Running backs coach EJ Barthel has developed a legendary reputation for recruiting players from his home state.
The UConn coaching staff's connections to NJ are already paying off. New RBs coach @CoachEJbarthel recruited Roberson coming out of high school.
— Doug Bonjour (@DougBonjour) December 28, 2021
Roberson was a 4-star recruit in 2019, one of the top 10 dual-threat QBs in the country.
In three games this past season, Roberson completed 11-of-28 passes for 85 yards and one touchdown in spot duty for the Nittany Lions. Below is a glimpse of some of the exciting plays to come. You can see the laser-like arm strength Roberson possesses, with a simple flick of the wrist he makes the completion while rolling out off of playaction.
Icing
— White Out Weekly (@whiteoutweekly) September 11, 2021
🎂 🎂
QB2 @TaquanRoberson_ ➡️ @theo_Johnson_
See you in prime time @AuburnFootball
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The dual-threat signal-caller hails from Wayne, New Jersey, the same hometown as recent UConn graduate Ryan Van Demark. According to the school’s official roster on their website, Roberson would be the sixth member of the UConn football team to hail from the state.
I asked @mariannevandy74 to make it happen, and she did.
— Colonel Calhoun (@CalhounColonel) December 28, 2021
Wayne, NJ: Home of The Colonel, @Ryan_Van_Demark, and @TaquanRoberson_ ! https://t.co/NiMpr8oTff
Leave it to residential Huskies fan Marc D’Amelio to remind us what we knew all along!
For those who doubt UConn…please don’t.
— Marc D'Amelio (@marcdamelio) December 28, 2021
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