Midseason Addition Quarterback Noah Walters ‘Blessed’ to Be a Cowboy

STILLWATER — Every touchdown pass thrown by a Cowboy this year has come under weird circumstances.

Despite multiple wide receivers throwing touchdowns this fall, the latest score, thrown by quarterback Noah Walters, is likely the weirdest.

“How about that guy?” interim coach Doug Meacham said. “He’s hanging out at UCF, and he’s not even playing ball. He’s probably signed up for the intramural deal, and then he’s out here throwing TD passes in P4 games.

“The thing about that kid, he’s played a lot of football. He’s had a lot of success at a smaller level. I know he had a little hiatus there for the end of it, but anytime you play a lot and you’re comfortable and confident with what you do, you tend to have some success once you get out there. He’s an older guy. He’s real calm. He’s good in the meetings. I don’t know how they found him, but they did, and I appreciate it. Glad to have him.”

Walters threw for about 4,500 yards and 40 touchdowns in two seasons at Northern Alabama, but he didn’t play football at all in 2024 while attending classes at UCF.

Following the game, Walters credited OSU analyst Colby Ellis for bringing him to Stillwater. UNA listed Ellis as the receivers coach, special teams coordinator and recruiting coordinator in 2022, which was Walters’ freshman season.

“Yeah, it was like being back out on the playground throwing the football,” Walters said. “This is a game, and going out there each time and trying to have fun is the main priority.”

He finished the game 1-of-2 passing for 33 yards and the touchdown thrown to receiver Gavin Freeman.

“I have the utmost respect for him being a quarterback and this is like his first three weeks here, and he’s already throwing a touchdown,” Freeman said. “Quarterbacks, I have so much respect for them, and he threw me a good ball.”

Reading between the lines, it sounds like Walters probably assumed, or at the very least confronted the possibility, that he wouldn’t play another snap of Division-I football following his stint at North Alabama.

It’s safe to say the quarterback, who wasn’t even officially on the roster until a few days before the Tulsa game, has embraced his chance to be a Cowboy.

“I’m super appreciative and super blessed for this opportunity. … God puts you in situations that you don’t expect,” Walters said. “This is one of them.”