It’s almost become the Washington state curse – a consensus No. 1 national football recruit crossing state lines.

That will happen today as Skyline High’s Jake Heaps, the quarterback with 26 NCAA Division I scholarship offers before his senior season, announces he will play at Brigham Young University, multiple sources confirmed.

The site and time of his announcement has yet to be determined, but the Provo Daily Herald has confirmed that Heaps is already in town, and will be one of the 100 or so prospects participating in BYU’s Junior Day starting Friday.

BYU had always been considered one of the favorites on his short list, which included Tennessee and Washington. In fact, it was thought that the Huskies, under new coach Steve Sarkisian – a former BYU quarterback himself – had made up ground in the recruiting race for the 6-foot-2, 190-pounder, who had informally visited a UW spring workout and scrimmage.

Heaps, who is LDS, has said on previous occasions that he would leave on a church mission early on in his tenure, regardless of what school he chose.

The state’s reigning Gatorade player of the year finished with 2,888 yards and 38 touchdowns while leading the Spartans to the second of back-to-back state championships, including the Class 4A crown last December over Issaquah.

The last time an in-state prospect was widely considered the No. 1 recruit in the country was Timberline High running back Jonathan Stewart in 2005. He chose Oregon over Washington State.

The latest chatter is that Skyline High's Jake Heaps will announce Thursday to attend Brigham Young University, various sources indicated today.

Even though Washington coach Steve Sarkisian had made valiant efforts to land the Spartans' quarterback, and the consensus No. 1 recruit in the country, it became clear late Wednesday that BYU – one of his favorite schools all along – was going to be his decision.

Heaps led Skyline to back-to-back state titles.

The media has been alerted today by a representative of Skyline High's Jake Heaps and his family that the nation's top quarterback will make his announcement Thursday on a college decision.

My guess – and it's just a guess: It's the University of Washington.

Of course, 25 other NCAA Division I schools have offered scholarships, including Alabama, Arizona State, Brigham Young, California, Colorado, Duke, Florida State, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana State, Miami, Minnesota, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Pittsburgh, Stanford, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCLA, Boise State and Washington State.

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