Jase Bauer (born October 4, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the Sam Houston Bearkats. He previously played for the Central Michigan Chippewas.

Jase Bauer
Sam Houston State Bearkats – No. 8
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior
Personal information
Born: (2002-10-04) October 4, 2002 (age 22)
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolAnkeny (Ankeny, Iowa)

Early life and high school

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Bauer grew up in Ankeny, Iowa and attended Ankeny High School where he lettered in football and baseball. He was a three-star rated recruit and committed to play college football at Central Michigan University over offers from Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, South Dakota State, Southern Illinois and Western Illinois.[1][2]

College career

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Central Michigan

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Bauer was redshirted during his true freshman season in 2021.[3]

During the 2022 season, he played in six games and started one of them at quarterback. He finished the season completing 35 out of 59 passing attempts for 435 yards and a touchdown with five interceptions. He also rushed for 312 yards and four touchdowns on 53 carries with a long of 60 yards.[4] He also became the first Central Michigan quarterback to rush for over 100 yards in a game since Tommy Lazzaro in 2018.[5]

During the 2023 season, he played in all 12 games and started nine of them, finishing the season completing 163 out of 287 passing attempts for 1,881 yards and 12 touchdowns, averaging 156.75 passing yards. He also rushed for 365 yards and a team-high 10 touchdowns on 121 carries, for a 3.0 average yards per carry.[6] He was named the MAC West Offensive Player of the Week after the team's comeback victory against South Alabama.[7]

On December 4, 2023, Bauer announced that he would enter the transfer portal.[8][9]

Sam Houston

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On December 17, 2023, Bauer announced that he would transfer to Sam Houston.[10][11] In his first career start with the Bearkats, Bauer threw for 76 yards and rushed for 72 more in a 10-7 victory over FIU.[12]


Statistics

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Season Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TD
Central Michigan Chippewas
2021 Redshirt  
2022 6 1 0–1 35 59 59.3 435 7.4 1 5 109.9 53 312 5.9 4
2023 12 9 3–6 163 287 56.8 1,881 6.6 12 8 120.1 121 365 3.0 10
Sam Houston Bearkats
2024 5 1 1–0 36 60 60.0 293 4.9 2 1 108.7 43 183 4.3 0
Career 23 11 4–7 234 406 57.6 2,609 6.4 15 14 116.9 217 860 4.0 14

References

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  1. ^ "Jase Bauer, Ankeny, Quarterback". 247Sports. July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  2. ^ Champion, Brandon (December 4, 2023). "Central Michigan QB to transfer, several schools reportedly enters transfer portal". MLive.com. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jase Bauer". cmuchippewas.com. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jase Bauer 2022 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Jimenez, James H. (September 21, 2022). "What We Learned from Central Michigan's 41-0 win against Bucknell". Hustle Belt. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Jase Bauer 2023 Gamelog". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  7. ^ Zimmerman, Kaia (September 26, 2023). "Jase Bauer earns MAC Offensive Player of the Week". Central Michigan Life. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  8. ^ Trieu, Allen (December 4, 2023). "CMU QB Jase Bauer enters portal, hears from several on first day". 247Sports. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  9. ^ Lahde, Jim (November 30, 2023). "CMU QB Jase Bauer to enter transfer portal". The Morning Sun. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  10. ^ Dochterman, Scott (December 17, 2023). "Jase Bauer commits to Sam Houston - The Athletic". The New York Times. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  11. ^ Foster, Colton (December 18, 2023). "Sam Houston lands Central Michigan commit". The Item Online. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Sam Houston tops FIU, becomes bowl eligible after FBS transition". espn.com. ESPN. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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