Salpointe standout quarterback Treyson Bourguet announced his commitment to play Division I football for Western Michigan. The Broncos made an official offer to Bourguet on Jan. 16. Bourguet (6-2, 185) committed to play for Arizona before Kevin Sumlin was let go by the Wildcats.
UConn, Vanderbilt, Idaho, BYU, Northwestern, Portland State, Columbia and Ohio University came calling with Ohio, Western Michigan, UConn and BYU making his final announced list.
Treyson Bourguet to @WMU_Football @SCLancerNation @treysonbourguet https://t.co/Pm498e7yrU pic.twitter.com/tsIV06Qxt7
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) January 30, 2022
Some thoughts from Treyson Bourguet @treysonbourguet on Western Michigan @WMU_Football @SCLancerNation #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/rmiBcpy6iE
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) January 30, 2022
Located in Kalamazoo, Western Michigan competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and the program finished 8-5 last year with a bowl victory. Head coach Tim Lester earned a contract extension after the successful season.
Bronco QB Kaleb Eleby 3,277 yards with 23 TDs and declared for the NFL draft three weeks ago leaving the QB position wide open.
Bourguet threw for 2,110 yards last year and 3,987 in his career with 57 TDs. The Lancers made the semifinal round each of the last four years with a 4A runner up finish in 2018 and a 5A runner up finish this past season.
Bourguet was the Southern Arizona Player of the Year.
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Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017, a 2019 AZ Education News award winner and he has been a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling. His own children have won multiple state high school championships and were named to all-state teams. Competing in hockey, basketball, baseball and track & field in high school, his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is the Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee and he earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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