Former University of Oregon quarterback Justin Roper will not play at Towson after committing to the University of Montana Saturday afternoon. Roper, who would have had two years remaining of eligibility remaining for the Tigers, entered the season as the starter for Oregon last season before getting hurt midway through the year. His best game came a year prior in Oregon’s 56-21 Sun Bowl victory over the University of South Florida in 2007. Roper threw four touchdowns and completed 17-30 passes for nearly 200 yards. Towson was in Roper’s final two schools after UMass was dropped from consideration.
“That any really good prospect is paying attention to the momentum and the excitement that will be our future speaks well of the program and the institution,” head coach Rob Ambrose said. “Montana’s been to the playoffs and they have won. They’re proven and we’re not. In the end, that’s it.”
Montana finished the 2008 season with a record of 14-2 and reached the Football Championship Subdivision final before losing to the CAA’s Richmond Spiders.
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