IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE ONE SEC QUARTERBACK TO WIN YOU A HUGE GAME TODAY, WHO WOULD YOU PICK AND WHY?

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Jon Cooper (@JonSDS): Maty Mauk

Maybe Maty Mauk isn’t a household name just yet, but he’s going to be. And maybe Mauk isn’t even the best quarterback in the SEC, but if you look around the conference, how many are better than Mauk? Nick Marshall or Kenny Hill perhaps, but outside of Marshall and Hill, there are no clear-cut favorites, and if the game is on the line, I want a quarterback who can get the football down the field.

That’s Maty Mauk. Mauk totaled six touchdowns against Toledo, and he has big-play capability, both running and throwing. Mauk could roll out and throw for five touchdowns and 350 yards, but he could also show up and give Missouri 150 yards and three picks. But that’s what I love about him: he’s not afraid to take risks or make mistakes. With a gunslinger mentality and plenty enough arm strength, I want Maty Mauk as my quarterback.

Brad Crawford (@BCrawfordSDS): Kenny Hill

Dare I say, Kenny Hill? The sample size is insanely small (two starts), but compared to other top-flight quarterbacks in the SEC, Hill’s virtually the most reliable based on what I’ve seen him do in the pocket behind what I consider the league’s best offensive line. Maty Mauk has turnover issues with a gunslinger’s mentality and I’m not yet sold on Good Bo vs. Bad Bo out in Oxford. Nick Marshall remains a run-first passer and Dak Prescott doesn’t have the weapons around him that Hill possesses for the Aggies. It’s the year of the unproven quarterback across the SEC and Hill is a rising star.

Ethan Levine (@EthanLevineSDS): Dak Prescott

This is great question, and a difficult one to answer considering the lack of experience among the SEC’s quarterbacks this season. I’d need my quarterback to have previous big-game experience to prove he can handle himself under the circumstances. That qualification alone eliminates more than half the SEC’s current signal callers. Although this might not be a popular pick, I’d take Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott.

Yes, I know he only has nine career starts, two of which he made this season. And yes, I see how this violates my experience clause from earlier. But while Prescott may not have a ton of game experience, he does have a reasonable amount of big game experience. Prescott almost single-handedly won last year’s Egg Bowl when he overcame injuries to rise off the bench and lead a fourth-quarter comeback. Nick Marshall has the most big-game experience of any SEC quarterback, but Prescott has a better arm than Marshall and his skill set translates better in a variety of offenses than Marshall’s does outside Gus Malzahn’s schemes.

And while Prescott is not quite as dynamic a runner as Marshall, he can still make a few defenders miss in the open field. Bo Wallace throws too many picks, Nick Marshall just doesn’t throw enough, and everyone else is a relative newcomer to the starting lineup. Give me Prescott with a big game on the line.

Jordan Cox (@Jordan_Cox): Kenny Hill

Give me Kenny Hill. In the big picture, he’s an inexperienced quarterback but his talent and upside in unquestioned. To have the start he had in his first career start on the road in the SEC, that carries a lot of weight. Kevin Sumlin and Jake Spavital are incredible developers of quarterbacks, and Hill not only has big talent, but he has a big arm too.

Drew Laing (@DLaingSDS): Dak Prescott

I like what he brings to the table. He has both great running and passing ability, something that you can’t find too much with the current SEC quarterbacks. Besides last year’s Egg Bowl, Prescott has yet to win a big game as a starter, but I think this will be the season he puts it all together and leads his team a huge victory for the program. I’ll take No. 15.

Brett Weisband (@WeisbandSDS): Nick Marshall

Looking around the SEC, there’s a dearth of big-name vets at QB for the first time in several years. If you have to choose one of the signal callers to win a big game, why not go with the one who’s been there? No, Nick Marshall wasn’t outstanding in last season’s national championship game, but he was a big reason Auburn got there and had them within seconds of a championship. The senior is evolving as a passer and should be taking a larger role steering the Tigers’ offense this year. Plus, with the game on the line late, it certainly helps to have a guy behind center who can take off and get you a first down.

Jason Hall (@JasonHallSDS): Kenny Hill

Kenny Hill. I was going to base my decision on experience, however, even those with more experience still don’t seem to have a huge advantage. Hill has the most talent of any quarterback in the conference and has shown enough poise through two games to lead a team to victory. Hill has the natural ability to make plays with his arm and legs, which has proven to be enough to win in college.