After leading Santa Rosa Junior College to an 11-0 mark and a No. 3 California Junior College ranking, Jordan Borowicz (BORE-oh-wits) signed a national letter of intent Thursday during the early signing period to continue his education and football career at Illinois State.
Head coach Denver Johnson is pleased with the addition of Borowicz, who will be enrolled in classes this spring at Illinois State.
Obviously were excited about adding Jordan to the program, Johnson said. Hes a big, good-looking kid that will fit nicely into what were doing. He had a great junior college career and were hoping hell bring that type of productivity to our program. He has a nice, quick release with accurate throws. He seems to have a great understanding of defense and has played for great coaches at the junior college and high school levels. Hell be a great addition to the program.
The Mid-Empire Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Borowicz passed for a school-record 41 touchdowns and 3,553 yards in his second season with the Bear Cubs. The Santa Rosa natives 41 touchdown passes were a national community college best in 2003. A first team selection on the all-NorCal team, Borowicz came up just one vote short of being selected the state offensive player of the year.
The 6-foot-3, 210-pound Borowicz led Santa Rosa to a 41-7 victory over West Valley College of Saratoga in the Clo Bowl to finish the season unbeaten, the first for the Bear Cubs since 1950. SRJC ended the season ranked No. 1 nationally in passing offense with 354 yards per game.
Borowicz is looking forward to joining the Redbird program and talked about his style of play.
I really had a good visit. First and foremost I liked the coaches and the players, Borowicz said. I also liked the facilities and the community. Overall, there is just a great atmosphere surrounding the program. Im more of a pocket passer that carries a calm presence on the field. I dont get to excited or rattled. Im more focused on staying under control.
Borowiczs junior college coach Keith Simons is impressed with his former quarterbacks demeanor.
Jordan is the best quarterback Ive had since Ive been here, said Simons. Not just his numbers, but he improved the most of anyone Ive seen here. Hes very cool and calm under pressure. People dont realize how much chaos is going on around a quarterback. Jordan doesnt panic.
Already impressive, Simons also hinted that Borowiczs numbers could have been even better.
Astronomical, thats what his numbers could have been, but he only played the equivalent of eight games, Simons said. There were seven games he only played three quarters and some games we shut the offense down because we had big leads.
As a prep, Borowicz led Montgomery High School to a North Bay League Championship in 2000 with a 11-2 mark. He was a two-sport athlete, lettering four years in both football and baseball. A two-time all-league selection, Borowicz passed for 1,818 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior prior to being named the Press Democrat Male Athlete of the Year. As a junior, he threw for 1,969 yards and 18 TDs.
Borowicz comes from a long line of quarterback heritage. His father, Bob, was also the signal caller at Montgomery, while his uncles, Tom, Dave and Ray, were all quarterbacks at Healdsburg High.
