With college football season almost here, which QB competitions still need to be settled?

As the 2024 college football season approaches, there are a few notable teams still trying to figure out who their starting quarterbacks will be.

And no, Texas is not one of those teams. Quinn Ewers is back after a stellar 2023 season and he’ll be backed up by Arch Manning. The former five-star recruit spent much of his freshman season as the Longhorns’ No. 3 QB.

However, there are at least two blue bloods that are having QB competitions as the season approaches. Here are some of the teams that haven’t officially decided on a starter.

USC

Who will be Caleb Williams’ successor? Miller Moss got the first shot at the end of the 2023 season and seems to be the favorite to start, but former UNLV QB Jayden Maiava also has a chance to be the team’s Week 1 starter.

Moss threw for 372 yards and six touchdowns in the Trojans’ 42-28 Holiday Bowl win over Louisville last season. Williams missed that game after opting out before the 2024 NFL Draft. Maiava, meanwhile, emerged as the Rebels’ top QB as a freshman last season as UNLV made a run to the Mountain West title game. Maiava threw for over 3,000 yards and had 20 total touchdowns.

Maiava initially transferred to Georgia after the 2023 season before picking USC. With Carson Beck entrenched at Georgia, he has a much better chance of starting in 2024 with the Trojans.

It would behoove USC to have either Moss or Maiava emerge as the undisputed starter in August. The Trojans’ schedule is tough to start the season. USC plays LSU to open the season and the third game of the season is at Michigan.

Miller Moss (7) is competing with UNLV transfer Jayden Maiava for the starting QB job at USC. (Photo by Brandon Sloter/Getty Images)

Ohio State

We’ll start this by saying it’ll be a massive surprise if Kansas State transfer Will Howard isn’t the starting quarterback for the Buckeyes…

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Publish date : 2024-08-02 12:53:36

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