Whittingham Announces Departure Of Manny Bowen
Jul 31, 2019, 6:16 PM
Linebacker Manny Bowen runs drills during a University of Utah football practice at the Eccles Football Center in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, March 26, 2019. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
(Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – University of Utah head football coach Kyle Whittingham announced the departure of graduate transfer linebacker Manny Bowen.
Whittingham found out the day before fall camp and confirmed the reports after the first practice.
Kyle Whittingham confirms that Manny Bowen will not return to the football team and will pursue a business career. #Utes pic.twitter.com/E8mP4zZ8dg
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) August 1, 2019
Bowen joined the Utah program with one year of eligibility remaining after transferring from Penn State.
With the Nittany Lions, Bowen played 35 games and started 21 contests. He racked up 134 tackles, including 12.5 for a loss and 3.5 sacks to go with his three pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
Redshirt sophomore Devin Lloyd is expected to start in place of Bowen. Stanford transfer Sione Lund, junior college transfer Trennan Carlson and Andrew Mata’afa will likely serve as backups for the linebackers.
The team is ready to move on from Bowen and are really excited about the potential of Devin Lloyd.
