FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Clovis HS senior quarterback Deagan Rose held a signing ceremony Wednesday evening inside The Retro Collection clothing store, where he made it official – Rose will be a Fresno State Bulldog.

In reality, the 6-foot-2, highly-recruited passer woke up early to sign his National Letter of Intent. He submitted the paperwork to Fresno State around 7 a.m. There was no second-guessing a decision he already changed once.

“There’s nothing like playing in your hometown,” Rose said. “Playing with Coach Entz and Coach Davis, I love what they’re doing over there, and I’m super excited.”

Rose is so excited that he plans to enroll early at Fresno State. He will begin to learn Josh Davis’ offense in January.

“I’m excited to compete,” said Rose. “I’m a competitor. It’s what I’ve always loved to do. End of the day, I’m going to go out there, try my best, play the game of football I’ve always played, and just have fun.”

Rose chose the Bulldogs over scholarship offers from Oregon, Auburn, Arizona, Arkansas, Utah, and more Power 4 programs. But he was originally committed to Oregon State.

Former Fresno State quarterback Derek Carr, who met Rose on a recruiting visit last June and stayed in contact, told Rose what he thought about the decision.

“He was like ‘I can’t believe you’re going to Oregon State over Fresno State,'” recounts Rose.

Rose said Carr pointed to the Ring of Honor etched into the press box at Valley Children’s Stadium: “Just look up there.”

Rose admitted, “It’s the number of quarterbacks that have been through [Fresno State] and the success they’ve had in college and the NFL. It’s something special.”

On Oct. 7, Rose announced his flip from Oregon State to Fresno State.

Then, on Wednesday, the young QB took the first small step necessary to join the likes of Jeff Tedford, Kevin Sweeney, Trent Dilfer, Billy Volek, Jake Haener, and the Carr brothers.

He signed his name.

Obviously, Derek Carr left a huge impact on Rose, who still gets excited talking about their first meeting last year.

“I’m going to remember that for the rest of my life,” Rose said. “Just [Carr] being around and speaking some sense into me, it definitely played a big part in this [decision].”

Per 247 Sports, Rose is the highest-rated recruit out of 20 players in Fresno State’s high school signing class of 2026.