Will Max Hall Be the Next Great BYU Quarterback?

The BYU Cougars have been known for their prolific passing attack. The school's annalsare full of record setting quarterbacks and their names read like a who's who of the NCAA's top rated passers. Included in this list are the likes of Gifford Nielson, Marc Wilson, Jim McMahon, Steve Young, Robbie Bosco, Ty Detmer, and John Beck. In time, the name of Max Hall might just be a welcomed addition to this fabled list.

So who is Max Hall you might ask? A product of Arizona high school football and the nephew of former Dallas Cowboy quarterback Danny White, Max had a storied career at Mountain View High School where he was named All-Arizona quarterback his senior year. It was a year that saw the prolific Hall throw for 35 touchdowns. In a twist of irony, Mountain View High was also the alma mater of former BYU quarterback John Beck, and by the time Hall was done with his tenure there, he had taken down Beck's record for most lifetime touchdowns. Hall also led his team to a state championship his junior year and to the state title game his senior year.

By the end of his senior year most of the major scouting services had him listed as one of the top 25 high school quarterback recruits in the nation. Ultimately Hall decided on Arizona State University, where he red shirted his freshman year, and served a two year religious mission, before transferring to BYU. The decision to leave ASU was not an easy one, since the school was 10 minutes away from home, and was the place where both his uncle and grandfathered played.