Burgess to Tulsa

#11 QB Jabe Burgess of Greenwood keeps the ball and picks up a first down.

Greenwood quarterback Jabe Burgess orally committed to the University of Tulsa this evening.

Burgess, 6-2, 200 pounds picked the Golden Hurricane over scholarship offers from Illinois and Arkansas State while drawing interest from Arkansas, LSU, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss and others.

Burgess, the cousin of former Arkansas quarterback and Oakland Raider draft pick Tyler Wilson, led the Bulldogs to the Class 6A state title as a first year starter. He completed 219 of 296 passes for 3,128 yards, 36 touchdowns while throwing only 5 interceptions.