THE SIDELINES : Houston Quarterback Klingler Says He’ll Return for Senior Year
David Klingler, who set or tied 33 NCAA records last season, said today he will return for his senior year at Houston instead of entering the NFL draft.
“I’ll be back,” Klingler said today at a news conference. The quarterback said there were 23 reasons to stay at Houston, and only three to enter the draft.
“Those three mostly were money,” Klingler added.
Friday is the NFL-imposed deadline for underclassmen to declare their intention to enter the April 21 draft.
Klingler took over Houston’s high-powered, run-and-shoot offense in 1990, succeeding Andre Ware. Ware won the Heisman Trophy in 1989, then skipped his final season and was a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions.
In 1990, Klingler set single-season NCAA records for touchdown passes (54), attempts (643), completions (374) and yards per game (467.3). He was fifth in the Heisman balloting behind winner Ty Detmer of Brigham Young.
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