Tucker Gleason is a junior quarterback from Tampa, Fla. A transfer from Georgia Tech, Gleason has been a backup QB for the Rockets for the past three season but has started three games and seen significant action in many others. In 2023, he was the starter in the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl, and came in for the injured Dequan Finn in the second half vs. WMU, leading Rockets to five touchdowns in a 49-31 win. He comes from a football family. His father, Jim, played linebacker and kicker at MIT, while both his older brothers also played college football.

On How Spring Football is Different This Year
Obviously this spring is different because I am taking most of the reps with the "1s." That has boosted me into more of a leadership role but at the end of the day it's all just football.
 
On the Difference Between Starting a Game or Coming Off the Bench
I think the hardest thing about being a backup quarterback is that you are taking reps in practice like a backup, but if you're sprung into the position to be a starter, then you're expected to perform as a starter. That's hard when you know you're taking a quarter of the reps that the starter is getting in practice. Just being able to get in and get all of these reps in practice has been huge for me this spring, being able to bring it back down to the basics. I've been working on fundamentals, footwork. It's all an everlasting journey to get better.
 
On the 2023 Season and Starting in the Bowl Game
We ended the season with two losses, which you don't want to do especially after winning 11 straight. That's a hard way to end the season. So there's a sting there throughout spring and even into fall camp, and that sting will be there until we play the first game. But the bowl game was a really good learning experience for me. There was a lot of stuff on tape that I've learned from. That loss against Wyoming is going to be a motivator. It just leaves a bad taste in your mouth.
 
On Growing Up in a Football Family
I am the youngest of four. I've got two older brothers and an older sister. I've got two wonderful parents that have invested all of their time and money and effort and everything into us as their kids and helping us pursue our dreams. Both of my brothers played football in high school on the offensive line. My sister actually played tackle football for a couple years in youth. That was cool to see her go out there and play. I look up to my siblings. I was three years old running around watching them play youth football. Watching them play is what led me to want to be a football player.
 
On His Relationship With Quarterbacks Coach Robert Weiner
Coach Weiner was my head coach for two years in high school. Our relationship is amazing. He is like a second father to me. It's awesome to have trust in him and for him to have trust in me when I step on the field. That's a comfortability factor for me. When I transferred from Georgia Tech, I was a little bit home sick. We joke about it that I was homesick at Georgia Tech so I moved further away from home. But he's family. He was a long-time English teacher so his knowledge is ridiculous. He is an amazing story teller. I think that he could tell me a new story every day for the rest of my life and I could never hear the same story twice.
 
On His Academics and Plans for After Football
I graduated in December with a degree in exercise science. I just started another bachelors degree in cyber security. My dad actually is a software engineer so growing up I would go to the office with him and see him writing all of this code and it was always so fascinating to me so I kind of wanted to get into that field. I thought for a little bit I might want to be a strength coach, but I think having a degree in cyber security and one in exercise science are both good options for me when my playing days are over.