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ESPN analyst Greg McElroy weighs in on whether Clemson or Georgia has more talented QB
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Former Alabama quarterback and ESPN college football analyst Greg McElroy, does not shy away from giving his opinion and he certainly didn’t when speaking about the Georgia-Clemson game coming up on Saturday night.
While there is lots of hype surrounding Daniels’ 2021 season, McElroy recently opined that the Georgia quarterback won’t be the most talented QB on the field.
“He’s (JT Daniels) the lesser talented quarterback in this matchup,” McElroy said on ESPN, per 247Sports. “Now talent does not necessarily always breed success but if you look at D.J. Uiagalelei, his skillset, the unique mobility for a guy who is that big, he is like Ben Roethlisberger. Not Ben Roethlisberger of 2021, the Ben Roethlisberger of 10-12 years ago when he was running around, evade tackles, make guys miss, and still drive the ball accurately down the field.
“And what was amazing about DJ is last year, yes he played against Boston College and wasn’t pretty. End up having to come back into the game they ended up winning it late in that game. But what he did the following week (against Notre Dame)… that further proves that DJ does not need the benefit of a quality run game to be able to get his team a chance against top-tier competition. We all know that Notre Dame team went on to make the College Football Playoff, so this is a guy that has not played a lot, but what literally has played he’s been extremely impressive and poised.”
We’ll see what the stats say about the QB battle after the big game.
Veteran journalist Stacey Mickles graduated from the University of Alabama and covers SEC football for Saturday Down South.
