A left-handed quarterback transfer from Colorado who played as a true freshman for the Buffaloes, appearing in four games with three starts … completed 57 of 100 passes for 600 yards and two touchdowns, also carrying the ball for 38 yards and a pair of scores … in his first career start, completed 26 passes for 258 yards and a touchdown against UCLA — the second-most passing yards for a debut in program history … was a consensus three-star recruit coming out of Rusk High School in East Texas … Rivals ranked him as the No. 26 quarterback in the class and No. 67 player from Texas, 247Sports Composite listed him as the No. 48 quarterback and No. 106 Texas player, while ESPN listed him as the No. 47 quarterback, No. 159 player from Texas and No. 214 player from the region … started his career in Charlotte, N.C. at Myers Park High School, playing his final two seasons at Rusk … produced a 39-12 career record and completed 363-of-588 passes for 4,576 yards with 45 touchdowns, also rushing 176 times for 678 yards and 20 scores … helped guide Rusk to a 9-3 record in 2021 for a four-win improvement … was named the District 10-4A-II Offensive MVP, first-team all-district and honorable mention all-state as a senior after completing 262 of 388 passes for 3,362 yards with 36 touchdowns, running the ball 88 times for 371 yards and 11 scores … also played basketball and competed in track & field … as a guard in basketball for the Eagles, was named first-team All-District 17-4A in both his junior and senior seasons … averaged 19.6 points and 5.3 assists per game his junior campaign … his father, Josh McCown played at Sam Houston State before being drafted in the third round of the NFL Draft and played 17 seasons as an NFL quarterback before his retirement in 2020 … both of his uncles played college football — Randy McCown was a quarterback at Texas A&M, while Luke McCown was a quarterback at Louisiana Tech and went on to a 17-year NFL career, retiring in 2017 … all three McCown brothers were coached by Jeff Traylor at Jacksonville High School.

Owen McCown