Oklahoma Transfer General Booty Named Starting Quarterback For Louisiana-Monroe

Kevin Barral | Aug 22, 2024

Sep 16, 2023; Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma Sooners quarterback General Booty (14) warms up before a game against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan J. Fish-USA TODAY Sports / Nathan J. Fish-USA TODAY Sports

On Wednesday, Louisiana-Monroe named Oklahoma transfer General Booty the starting quarterback for season opener game against Jackson State. Matt Zenitz of 247Sports was the first to break the news.

Louisiana-Monroe has named General Booty their starting Quarterback, per @mzenitz pic.twitter.com/ULKl9zqnMy

— PFF College (@PFF_College) August 22, 2024

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Booty, a redshirt junior spent the last two seasons at Oklahoma backing up Dillon Gabriel who transferred out to Oregon. The current Sooners starter is Jackson Arnold.

In his two years at Oklahoma, Booty only made two appearances, one against Arkansas State in 2023 and another against TCU in 2022.

Last season, Louisiana-Monroe went 2-10 on the season with their only wins coming against Army and FCS Lamar. After a 2-0 start, the Warhawks lost ten in a row. The program's last bowl game appearance came in 2012 when they fell to Ohio in the Independence Bowl.

Following their FCS matchup against Jackson State, they will go on a run to UAB, Texas and Troy. UAB is a solid team in the American, Texas made it into the College Football Playoff and Troy won the Sun Belt the past two seasons. Towards the back half of the season, the Warhawks will take on Auburn. So the 2024 schedule will be a tough one for General Booty in his first season as a full-time starting quarterback.