Bishop Gorman quarterback Micah Bowens commits to Penn State

By Sam Gordon Las Vegas Review-Journal

6 years ago

Bishop Gorman quarterback Micah Bowens (1) runs the ball against Bishop Manogue’s Elij ... — Bishop Gorman quarterback Micah Bowens (1) runs the ball against Bishop Manogue’s Elijah Lee (1) during the first half of the NIAA high school football championship at Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

Bishop Gorman’s Micah Bowens (1) breaks past Liberty defenders for a touchdown during the first half of the NIAA 4A Desert Region championship game at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph

Bishop Gorman junior quarterback Micah Bowens (1) salutes the crowd as the Gaels take the field before the start of their home matchup with Mater Dei on Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, at Bishop Gorman High School, in Las Vegas. Benjamin Hager Las Vegas Review-Journal @benjaminhphoto

Bishop Gorman junior quarterback Micah Bowens will play college football at Penn State, he announced via Twitter on Tuesday night.

His commitment is non-binding and won’t be official until he signs a national letter of intent in December or next February.

C O M M I T T E D #WEARE now let’s get some money! 🏆 @RickyRahne @coachjfranklin pic.twitter.com/kRg0mPOccB

— Micah Bowens II (@micah_bowens) February 20, 2019

The 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound Bowens had scholarship offers from North Carolina, West Virginia, Nebraska, Duke and Arizona among others. He passed for 2,770 yards, 29 touchdowns with eight interceptions for the Gaels in 2018 while adding 927 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns on 100 attempts.

He was named to the Review-Journal’s all-state first team.

Contact reporter Sam Gordon at sgordon@reviewjournal.com. Follow @BySamGordon on Twitter.