Life as a Mountaineer – Jarret Doege
November 12, 2020 04:30 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Jarret Doege says college football is the ultimate team game and affords athletes the opportunity to compete at the highest level.
He should know. His dad, Randy, is a longtime high school football coach and his older brother, Seth, is offensive quality control analyst at USC.
"I grew up being a ball boy," Jarret says. "My dad was a head football coach, and I would get my helmets and pads and go out and practice with them.
In high school, I kind of got to sit down with my brother and he kind of taught me how to prepare at an early age," Jarret adds. "I've tried to be the best prepared quarterback in the nation."
Jarret's preparation has helped him become the ninth-best passer in the country in terms of yardage heading into this Saturday's game against TCU.
He ranks seventh in completions per game and is 24th in touchdown passes.
His 317-yard performance in last Saturday's loss at Texas was his fourth straight 300-yard game of the season. He now has five for his 11-game Mountaineer career after transferring from Bowling Green, where Seth was a member of the Falcon coaching staff.
"When he was at Bowling Green, his brother was an assistant coach and when they had a staff change there he was looking for a place to go, and we thought this would be a good match for him and we're fortunate that he chose West Virginia," West Virginia coach Neal Brown says.
Brown and Doege go back to Brown's time as Tommy Tuberville's offensive coordinator at Texas Tech eight years ago.
"I've known Jarret since he was back in middle school," Brown says. "His brother, Seth, played for us at Texas Tech, our starting quarterback for two years, and I got to know his family. His mom and dad are tremendous people. Jarret came to camp when Seth was playing and he had a lot of talent. He was one of the most prepared quarterbacks I've ever had the opportunity to coach."
Quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan agrees.
"Doege loves the game, and it's fun to coach a quarterback that loves the game, even when they struggle at times because you know they are going to come out of it," he explains. "He's done a really good job the last four weeks of improving and hopefully we can hang on to that.
"I think he's improved a ton from his first start last year compared to where he played (against Kansas State)," Reagan says. "He's gotten better not only in preparation but also fundamentally. He understands what defenses are trying to do and all of that just comes with experience."
Reagan is hopeful Doege can maintain his consistency through the remainder of the season with games left against TCU, Oklahoma and Iowa State.
"All of the hard work he's put in, hopefully, he's kind of hit that consistent roll right now, and he'll keep it up, and I don't doubt one bit that he won't because of the preparation that he puts in every week and every day," Reagan says. "I think he represents Mountaineer football to the best of his ability."
Doege said being the starting quarterback for a Big 12 football program is like turning his dreams into reality.
"I'm living reality right now," he says.
This week's Life as a Mountaineer was produced by Chris Ostien and is presented each week by our friends at Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration.
He should know. His dad, Randy, is a longtime high school football coach and his older brother, Seth, is offensive quality control analyst at USC.
"I grew up being a ball boy," Jarret says. "My dad was a head football coach, and I would get my helmets and pads and go out and practice with them.
In high school, I kind of got to sit down with my brother and he kind of taught me how to prepare at an early age," Jarret adds. "I've tried to be the best prepared quarterback in the nation."
Jarret's preparation has helped him become the ninth-best passer in the country in terms of yardage heading into this Saturday's game against TCU.
He ranks seventh in completions per game and is 24th in touchdown passes.
His 317-yard performance in last Saturday's loss at Texas was his fourth straight 300-yard game of the season. He now has five for his 11-game Mountaineer career after transferring from Bowling Green, where Seth was a member of the Falcon coaching staff.
"When he was at Bowling Green, his brother was an assistant coach and when they had a staff change there he was looking for a place to go, and we thought this would be a good match for him and we're fortunate that he chose West Virginia," West Virginia coach Neal Brown says.
Brown and Doege go back to Brown's time as Tommy Tuberville's offensive coordinator at Texas Tech eight years ago.
"I've known Jarret since he was back in middle school," Brown says. "His brother, Seth, played for us at Texas Tech, our starting quarterback for two years, and I got to know his family. His mom and dad are tremendous people. Jarret came to camp when Seth was playing and he had a lot of talent. He was one of the most prepared quarterbacks I've ever had the opportunity to coach."
Quarterbacks coach Sean Reagan agrees.
"Doege loves the game, and it's fun to coach a quarterback that loves the game, even when they struggle at times because you know they are going to come out of it," he explains. "He's done a really good job the last four weeks of improving and hopefully we can hang on to that.
"I think he's improved a ton from his first start last year compared to where he played (against Kansas State)," Reagan says. "He's gotten better not only in preparation but also fundamentally. He understands what defenses are trying to do and all of that just comes with experience."
Reagan is hopeful Doege can maintain his consistency through the remainder of the season with games left against TCU, Oklahoma and Iowa State.
"All of the hard work he's put in, hopefully, he's kind of hit that consistent roll right now, and he'll keep it up, and I don't doubt one bit that he won't because of the preparation that he puts in every week and every day," Reagan says. "I think he represents Mountaineer football to the best of his ability."
Doege said being the starting quarterback for a Big 12 football program is like turning his dreams into reality.
"I'm living reality right now," he says.
This week's Life as a Mountaineer was produced by Chris Ostien and is presented each week by our friends at Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration.
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