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CHATTANOOGA — Jay St. Hilaire and Whit Muschamp recently rode in a car for two hours together to visit Vanderbilt’s football program.
They’re buddies whose Chattanooga private schools are nine miles apart from each other.
But Thursday was an exception.
The 2024 Vanderbilt quarterback commitments combined for 567 yards passing and six touchdowns while playing against each other in the TSSAA football Division II-AAA state championship game, with St. Hilaire’s McCallie team beating Baylor 34-28 for the Blue Tornado’s fourth BlueCross Bowl championship in five years.
St. Hilaire was 22-of-28 passing for 309 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Muschamp, who is the son of Georgia defensive coordinator and former Florida coach Will Muschamp, was 13-of-32 for 258 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
“I see him every three or four weeks. He’s a nice guy, I like him a lot,” St. Hilaire said of Muschamp. “I’m not sure what being teammates will be like, we’ll see what happens. But he’s a great quarterback and he’s a great guy. I think we’ll get along.”
They’ll compete with each other for positioning on Vanderbilt’s depth chart. Commodore QBs AJ Swann and Ken Seals both announced over the last week their plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal. No current quarterback on the Commodores’ roster has started a college game.
That was a topic when St. Hilaire spoke with Vanderbilt coaches on Wednesday. Mainly, they reaffirmed his scholarship offer after coach Clark Lea fired offensive coordinator Joey Lynch earlier that day.
“We’ll see what happens with who they hire,” St. Hilaire said, “but I believe in Coach Lea, I believe in what he’s doing.”
St. Hilaire threw touchdown passes on two consecutive drives near the end of the first half to give McCallie a 27-21 lead at halftime….
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Author : The Tennessean
Publish date : 2023-12-01 05:30:12
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