Jason Shelley may have left Utah but, thanks to Utah State, he won’t be leaving the Beehive State to continue his football career.
Way back in early February, Shelley took the first step in leaving the Utes by entering the NCAA transfer database. More than five months later, Utah State has officially confirmed the quarterback’s addition to the football roster.
As a graduate transfer, Shelley is eligible to play immediately for the Aggies in 2020. Additionally, the school noted, Shelley will have another year of eligibility to use in 2021 as well.
Shelley was a three-star member of the Utes’ 2017 recruiting class. The 247Sports.com competitive had the Texas product rated as the No. 17 dual-threat quarterback in the country.
In 19 career games with the Pac-12 program, Shelley started five of those contests. In that action, Shelley completed 104-of-179 passes for 1,205 yards, six touchdowns and six interceptions. He also ran for 223 yards and another four scores.
The Aggies are coming off a 7-6 record in their second first season under Gary Andersen. Anderson also served as the USU head coach from 2009-12. In his final season in Logan, Andersen led Utah State to a school-record 11 wins. That mark was matched six years later by Matt Wells. That season helped Wells land the Texas Tech job. And led Andersen back to USU.
