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Can the Class of 2022’s top QBs deliver on the promise?
With the college football season here, there is no shortage of storylines, but I’m here to offer another one because we should be eager to see what’s going to happen with three five-star quarterbacks from the Class of 2022.
Let’s be honest: College football junkies (and NFL scouts) have been a bit spoiled in recent years. After Bryce Young and Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy as sophomores, third-year quarterbacks like J.J. McCarthy, Quinn Ewers, Drake Maye, Jalen Milroe and Shedeur Sanders all took major steps forward in 2023.
It would be easy to assume that the next wave of young talent is ready to take the sport by storm, but as we get ready for this weekend’s loaded slate of games, it’s still a bit unclear as to what Penn State’s Drew Allar, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and Texas A&M’s Conner Weigman can be.
Yes, there have been some flashes here and there from all three at various points over the past two years, but the group in large part has underperformed as they are a combined 4-6 against top-25 teams and a startling 1-4 against top-10 opponents.
Of course, plenty of time remains, and Saturday provides a prime opportunity for all three to silence critics, with No. 8 Penn State and its new-look offense traveling to rival West Virginia, Clemson meeting No. 1 Georgia and its vaunted defense in Atlanta, and No. 20 Texas A&M playing host to No. 7 Notre Dame in Mike Elko’s debut in College Station.
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Author : Andrew Ivins
Publish date : 2024-08-28 14:58:37
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