Louisiana-Monroe has announced that it will be starting General Booty at quarterback this season – much to fans’ delight.
The former backup for Dillon Gabriel with the Oklahoma Sooners, Booty entered the transfer portal despite Gabriel also leaving the school, moving to the Oregon Ducks, while he landed with Louisiana-Monroe. Despite joining from the college football powerhouse, Booty was given no assurances that he’d be starting.
But after seemingly impressing throughout training camp, Booty has officially been named the starter on Thursday with fans given their immediate reaction.
One wrote: “General Booty takes the snap’ is going to be legendary,” as another said: “I thought the game (NCAA College Football 25) was lying when I saw that name. Wtf was his parents thinking”. A third fan tweeted: “One of the all-time great college football names, and he’s playing quarterback in D1… sensational.”
Somewhat of a college football cult hero due to his unique name, Booty has been followed throughout the past four years with Tyler University, before joining Oklahoma where he had been a backup for Gabriel under head coach Brent Venables.
Booty had impressed after he participated in the Sooners’ annual spring game, before accepting an offer from Louisiana-Monroe (ULM) – giving him more of a chance to start in his final year of college football eligibility.
The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Booty appeared in one game each of the past two seasons for Oklahoma, but never recorded a stat after he had transferred from Tyler Junior College in Texas.
In his freshman season at Tyler, Booty led the NJCAA with 3,410 passing yards while completing 61 percent of his attempts with 27 touchdowns, leading Tyler to a 7-5 record and a Bowl game win before being offered the opportunity to move to the Sooners.
Attention drawn to him has seen Booty offered numerous NIL deals, with him donating 20 percent of his NIL revenue to local children’s hospitals.
On his website, Booty said: “My family has been a really good example to me my whole life, and we talked about the importance of giving back. I have a special place in my heart for kids, so after my visit there, I knew Oklahoma Children’s Hospital would be where my support would go.”
He adds: “Ever since I was a young kid playing quarterback, my name has grabbed a lot of attention. I’ve always tried my best on the field and off to give people a reason to remember my name. Based on the recent court’s ruling allowing Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals, I wanted to use my name to support a great cause.”
