{{short description|American football player}} {{Infobox college football player |name=Brandon Rose |school= |currentnumber=1 |currentposition=Quarterback |class={{redshirt}} Junior |birth_date= |birth_place= |heightft=6 |heightin=2 |weight_lb=212 |bowlgames= |highlights= |highschool=Murrieta Valley (Murrieta, California) |pastschools= *Utah (2022–2024) *UMass (2025) |espn=4804885 }} '''Brandon Rose''' is an American college football quarterback. He previously played for the Utah Utes and UMass Minutemen.
==Early life== Rose attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. He was rated as a three-star recruit{{by who|date=January 2026}} and committed to play college football for the Utah Utes.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Markham |first1=Alex |title=What it Means: QB Rose Commits to Utah |url=https://utah.rivals.com/news/what-it-means-qb-rose-commits-to-utah |website=Rivals.com |date=25 June 2021 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coles |first1=Joe |title=Why quarterback Brandon Rose is staying at Utah |url=https://www.deseret.com/2023/12/21/24000786/utah-utes-qb-brandon-rose-is-staying-at-utah-here-is-why/ |website=Deseret News |date=21 December 2023 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>
==College career== ===Utah=== Rose was redshirted in 2022 and did not appear in any games in 2023 either.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=Doug |title=The QB who stayed: In this transfer portal era, Utah's Brandon Rose became an outlier |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/05/20/utah-qb-brandon-rose-stuck-it-out-transfer-portal-era/ |website=Deseret News |date=20 May 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartle |first1=Steve |title=Utah Quarterback Brandon Rose 'Keeping Head Down' During Rivalry Week |url=https://kslsports.com/529958/utah-quarterback-brandon-rose-keeping-head-down-during-rivalry-week/ |website=KSL Sports |date=5 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> In week 9 of the 2024 season, he entered the game in the third quarter and completed seven of 15 passing attempts for 45 yards and an interception in a 17-14 loss to the Houston Cougars.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coles |first1=Joe |title=Brandon Rose has stuck it out at Utah. Will he get his first start against BYU? |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/11/07/utah-utes-brandon-rose-qb-could-play-vs-byu/ |website=Deseret News |date=7 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> Heading into the Utes week 10 matchup versus the BYU Cougars, Rose was announced as the team's starting quarterback.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Jason |title=Utah QB Brandon Rose makes first career start vs. No. 9 BYU |url=https://www.si.com/college/utah/football/utah-qb-brandon-rose-make-first-career-start-vs-no-9-byu |work=Utah Utes on SI |date=10 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> In his first start, he completed 12 of 21 pass attempts for 112 yards and two touchdowns, while also adding 55 yards on the ground as he almost led the Utes to an upset win over the #9 BYU.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Coles |first1=Joe |title=Utah QB Brandon Rose suffers season-ending injury |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2024/11/12/utah-quarterback-brandon-rose-season-ending-injury/ |website=Deseret News |date=12 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> Following the game, Rose was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a leg injury.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rittenberg |first1=Adam |title=Brandon Rose done for season as Utah loses 3rd QB to injury |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/42358584/utah-utes-qb-brandon-rose-miss-rest-season-lower-leg-injury |website=ESPN |date=13 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bartle |first1=Steve |title=Kyle Whittingham Confirms, Utah Quarterback Brandon Rose Suffered Season-Ending Injury |url=https://kslsports.com/530727/kyle-whittingham-confirms-utah-quarterback-brandon-rose-suffered-season-ending-injury/ |website=KSL Sports |date=13 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref> Rose finished the 2024 season completing 19 of his 36 pass attempts for 157 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions, while also adding 66 yards on the ground in three games.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McVeigh |first1=Griffin |title=Brandon Rose injury update: Kyle Whittingham reveals terrible news on Utah QB |url=https://www.on3.com/news/brandon-rose-injury-update-kyle-whittingham-reveals-terrible-news-on-utah-qb/ |website=On3.com |date=13 November 2024 |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Rose 2024 Game Logs |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brandon-rose-1/gamelog/2024/ |website=Sports Reference |access-date=14 November 2024}}</ref>
On December 7, 2024, Rose entered the transfer portal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/utah/football/utah-quarterback-brandon-rose-enters-transfer-portal|title=Utah quarterback Brandon Rose enters transfer portal|work=Utah Utes on SI|first=Kenny|last=Lee|date=December 7, 2024|access-date=January 10, 2025}}</ref>
===UMass=== On January 9, 2025, Rose announced that he would transfer to UMass.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college/utah/football/former-utah-quarterback-brandon-rose-transfers-to-umass|title=Former Utah quarterback Brandon Rose transfers to UMass|work=Utah Utes on SI|date=January 9, 2025|access-date=January 10, 2025}}</ref> He won the starting job for the season opener against Temple.<ref>https://sports.yahoo.com/article/umass-names-brandon-rose-starting-162228937.html</ref>
=== Statistics === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="3" |Games ! colspan="8" |Passing ! colspan="5" |Rushing |- ! GP !! GS !! Record !! Comp !! Att !! Pct !! Yards !! Avg !! TD !! Int !! Rate !! Att !! Yards !! Avg !! TD |- ! 2022 !! Utah | colspan="15"| ''Redshirt 15px|Redshirt'' |- ! 2023 !! Utah | colspan="15"| ''Did not play'' |- ! 2024 !! Utah | 3 || 1 || 0–1 || 19 || 36 || 52.8 || 157 || 4.4 || '''2''' || 2 || '''96.6''' || 11 || '''66''' || '''6.0''' || 0 |- ! 2025 !! UMass | '''6''' || '''3''' || 0–3 || '''52''' || '''88''' || '''59.1''' || '''424''' || '''4.8''' || 1 || '''3''' || 96.5 || '''27''' || 4 || 0.1 || 0 |- !colspan="2"|Career<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Rose College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/brandon-rose-1.html |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=Sports-Reference.com}}</ref> !! 9 !! 4 !! 0–4 !! 71 !! 124 !! 57.3 !! 581 !! 4.7 !! 3 !! 5 !! 96.5 !! 38 !! 70 !! 1.8 !! 0 |}
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==External links== *[https://utahutes.com/sports/football/roster/brandon-rose/15414 Utah Utes bio] *[https://umassathletics.com/sports/football/roster/brandon-rose/17301 UMass Minutemen bio]
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