Gorman junior Jarrett Solomon is one tough quarterback.
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The Bishop Gorman quarterback also blocks. The rugged 6-foot, 200-pound junior got out in front of Powell on several sweeps after quick pitches. In fact, he was so anxious to block that some of his pitches were hurried and almost too far ahead of Powell. Nonetheless, Powell appreciated his quarterback's effort.
"To see your quarterback throwing blocks – that's inspiring," Powell said.
Solomon also showed better touch and accuracy than I recall seeing last year. He was just 8 of 16 for 114 yards and a touchdown, but he had another TD dropped and another beautiful 59-yard scoring bomb called back by a personal foul call.
While Powell and Gorman's massive offensive line get most of the attention, Solomon is going to break numerous Nevada passing records considering he's already thrown 62 touchdown passes in his career against 10 interceptions. He's got at least 25 more games to play in his career.
