NFL News NFL News, Reports and Updates
This is a simple exercise, OK? Take a look at the US LBM Coaches Poll.
The first three teams in the poll – Texas, Ohio State and Oregon – are using transfer quarterbacks.
Five of the top 10 teams, and 11 of the top 25 have starting quarterbacks who transferred from another school. Two of the four teams in last year’s College Football Playoff were transfers.
If that doesn’t do it for you, consider this: After Georgia won the national title in 2021 behind quarterback Stetson Bennett, coach Kirby Smart nearly landed All-America quarterback Caleb Williams from the transfer portal.
Even though Bennet had one more year of eligibility — and eventually won another national title in 2022.
“We’re always trying to improve our team,” Smart said.
That, everyone, is the politically correct answer. There’s so much more to the debate raging through college football.
Recruit and develop the most important position on the field, or recruit the transfer portal for immediate impact?
“There’s less to guess, less of the unknown,” a Power Four conference coach told USA TODAY Sports. “You can recruit a high school (quarterback) where everything is new, and you have no idea how he’ll react from week to week. Or you can get a guy from the portal, who has college tape, who has won and lost and already dealt with the highs and lows and nothing is going to faze him. It’s a no-brainer.”
The coach requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.
Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) and teammates celebrate after the team’s at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, September 7, 2024.
From the elite of the game, to programs trying to rebuild or reload, the easiest road with the most important position on the field is building with the transfer portal.
According to analysis from Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports, since…
Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/opinion-quarterback-transfer-reality-must-122050583.html
Author : USA TODAY Sports
Publish date : 2024-10-10 12:20:50
Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
