CU has competition for Palmer Ridge QB

Ty Evans is doing his best to stay in the moment.

The Palmer Ridge quarterback is wrapping up the final classes of his junior year, and in about nine months he is verbally committed to enroll early at Colorado to begin his college football journey in Boulder. But there is another state championship to win. Endless game knowledge to improve. More memories to make.

“This is the last time that it will just be for fun,” Evans said. “That’s special.”

Just don’t get it twisted. Evans is all business in his pursuit to dominate major-college football like he does Class 3A high schools. And touchdowns. His offseason regimen includes weightlifting every day after school and regular visits to Ground-Up Sports Performance in Colorado Springs for speed training. He will travel to Dallas this month to compete in an Elite 11 regional camp, with the goal to reach the national finals in Los Angeles.

“Getting more consistent and more accurate is something that quarterbacks always try to work on,” Evans said, “but I’m really just trying to take my game to the next level and get as much football knowledge as I can.”

Despite the growing national spotlight, Evans remains committed to CU with high praise for the Buffaloes’ direction. CU quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper had offered Evans a scholarship at South Carolina before his release from the school, and they have maintained a strong connection since being reunited.

“What they’re doing at Colorado really fits my game style perfectly,” Evans said. “With (Steven) Montez and (Sefo) Liufau, the kind of quarterbacks they are I can see myself becoming. I think that I really thrive in an offense like that, giving a lot of decisions to the quarterback.”

Evans is ranked as the No. 10 pro-style quarterback in the nation, according to Rivals, for the Class of 2019.