Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Lots of QB news

Well a lot of QB controversies and speculation came to an end over the last few days. Here is a general round up of the big stories:


Penn State named Daryll Clark the starter over Pat Devlin. Clark is a big QB who stands at 6-1 and 231 pounds but more importantly is a dual-threat QB. He can run and throw and gives the Nittany Lions a similar look to the '06 team that won the Orange Bowl with Michael Robinson at the helm. Joe Pa has said he will give Devlin some time this season.


At Virginia Tech the Hokies went the other way. They opted for the drop-back style of Sean Glennon over the dual threat of Tyrod Taylor. Last year Glennon struggled behind a weak and battered O-line so Taylor got a lot of playing time. But now with a much stronger line and Glennon entering his senior year the Hokies see him as their best option. V-Tech will also try to red-shirt Talyor who played as a true freshman last year.


The super blue chip superman in the making (supposedly) Terrell Pryor will get to see playing time in Ohio State's opener against Youngstown State. Todd Boeckman is no doubt the starter but there is no reason why Ohio State can't employ a similar strategy that Florida used two years ago with Chris Leak and Tim Tebow. Pryor can be a good change of pace player that could line up any where on the field and the defense has to respect it. Imagine having both Pryor and Boeckman on the field at the same time. Ohhh The confusion it could cause.


Word out of USC is that Mark Sanchez's knee is going to be fine and he will start against Virginia this weekend. Don't be surprised if USC rolls ahead early if Aaron Corp (who seems to have won the back up job) comes in and takes the pressure of Sanchez's knee.

1 comment:

Ian said...

As much as you hate the Big 10, you're in love with Ohio State