It’s been a while since Drew Mestemaker took a snap as QB1. The last time was in a ninth-grade ‘B’ game at Austin Vandegrift in 2020. The 6-foot-5 true freshman drew the starting nod for North Texas during the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl on Friday at Gerald J.

In his first start since his freshman year of high school, North Texas walk-on Drew Mestemaker racked up 448 total yards in the First Responder Bowl. "I wouldn't be surprised if in 15 years, Drew Mestemaker's playing football still,