Civil lawsuit against BYU football QB Jake Retzlaff dismissed

SALT LAKE CITY – A civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault against BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff has been dismissed.

Attorneys for both Retzlaff and the unnamed woman known as Jane Doe A.G. filed a joint motion to dismiss with prejudice the case on Monday, June 30, 2025, in Utah’s Third District Court.

Jake Retzlaff Civil Lawsuit: Joint motion to dismiss the case

BREAKING: Attorneys on both sides of BYU quarterback Jake Retzlaff’s case have filed a joint motion to dismiss the case. The lawsuit initially accused Retzlaff of sexual assault by an unnamed woman.https://t.co/q3hA8YaWIr

— KSL 5 TV (@KSL5TV) June 30, 2025

KSL Legal Analyst Greg Skordas, during his daily program, “Inside Sources” on KSL NewsRadio on Monday, said, “It’s just a matter of time before the judge signs it, but effectively this case is over.”

Retzlaff’s civil lawsuit officially dismissed on June 30, 2025, at 9:57 a.m. (MDT)

Judge Coral Sanchez officially dismissed the case at 9:57 a.m. (MDT) on Monday.

This joint motion to dismiss comes two days after Retzlaff and his defense filed a response to the allegations made by the unnamed woman on May 21, 2025. Retzlaff denied all allegations of rape.

On Sunday, June 29, reports began circulating from ESPN’s Pete Thamel that Jake Retzlaff intended to transfer out of the BYU football program.

KSL Sports reached out to the office of the attorneys defending Jake Retzlaff on Monday for a comment on the joint motion to dismiss the case. The office noted that Retzlaff’s attorney, Mark Baute, plans to issue a statement “later this week.”

KSL Sports also reached out to Brigham Young University for a comment on the joint motion to dismiss the case and the reported transfer. They have not responded to attempts for a comment.

Before the civil lawsuit was filed in May, Retzlaff, the redshirt senior signal caller from Corona, California, was BYU’s clear-cut leader at the quarterback position exiting spring practices this past March.

Last season, Retzlaff was the starting quarterback in all 13 games during BYU’s 11-2 season that was capped off by a win over Colorado in the 2024 Alamo Bowl.

Retzlaff, a former Junior College transfer, has spent the past two seasons at BYU. In 2023, he appeared in four games, all of which were starts, while counting that year as a redshirt season.

Before his time at BYU, he was a junior college prospect at Golden West College, later transferring to Riverside City College, where he emerged as the No. 1 JUCO quarterback in the country for the 2023 recruiting cycle.

Retzlaff graduated from Brigham Young University in April, majoring in Exercise and Wellness.

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Sam Herrera contributed to this report.

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