SEC QB Power Rankings for Week 3: It's getting late early for Jarrett Guarantano
Quarterbacks: There are a lot of them! Each week throughout the season, the power rankings will help you keep the game’s most important position in perspective by tracking where each of the 14 starters stand. Previously: Week 1 … Week 2
1. Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Last week: 1
Tua was his usual efficient self against New Mexico State, effortlessly eviscerating the Aggies for 227 yards and 3 touchdowns before calling it a day early in the 3rd quarter. (It would have been more, but the screen he threw to Henry Ruggs for a 75-yard TD on the first play was recorded as a lateral.) In other news, he also provided the semi-occasional reminder that when the moment calls for it he has some legitimate wheels.
For your consideration:
Tua Tagovailoa pic.twitter.com/inPLjYFHQL— Tua’s Bodyguard (@TuasBodyguard) September 7, 2019
That was the 2nd-longest run of Tagovailoa’s career, coming in only behind his 44-yard TD jaunt last year at LSU on a bad knee. He might not be Jalen Hurts in this regard, and he’s much too valuable as a passer to subject to frequent hits running the option. But Tua showed up to Alabama touted as a dual-threat and his escapability in the pocket remains an underrated aspect of his game.
Also relevant to Tagovailoa’s interests: The Miami Dolphins lost their season opener on Sunday by a nearly identical score (59-10) as Bama’s win over New Mexico State (62-10), giving new salience to the old question about what it would look like if a college team took on the pros. The Tank for Tua 2020 campaign is officially underway.
2. Joe Burrow, LSU
Last week: 3
How much praise can one man endure for a couple hours’ work? I’ve already written my paean to Burrow’s 471-yard, 4-touchdown extravaganza at Texas, so I’ll let that stand along with his (tentative) promotion to the No. 2 slot over Jake Fromm and the promise never to refer to him as a “game manager” again.
3. Jake Fromm, Georgia
Last week: 2
Georgia doesn’t face a real test until a Week 4 visit from Notre Dame, and one of the top priorities in the meantime is establishing a reliable target or two from an immensely talented but completely unproven set of receivers. Rest of college football, meet George Pickens.
Jake Fromm drops a dime for a George Pickens diving catch and then finds him for a TD 2 plays later! NASTY pic.twitter.com/DqEk1yy5FP
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinnerNFL) September 7, 2019
The 5-star freshman hauled in 4 receptions against Murray State for a team-high 78 yards, affirming the preseason hype after a quiet night (zero catches) in UGA’s season-opening win over Vanderbilt.
The Bulldogs’ other blue-chip freshman wide out, Dominick Blaylock, also flashed late, hauling in 3 catches including a 25-yard touchdown in garbage time. Along with junior Demetris Robertson — a former 5-star recruit, like roughly half of the roster these days — it looks like the kids are going to be alright. Surprise.
4. Kellen Mond, Texas A&M
Last week: 4
Mond took a beating from Clemson’s defense in Saturday’s 24-10 loss and from A&M fans in the aftermath. He’s not budging in the rankings, though, for the simple fact that the Tigers are going to do what they did to him to almost every quarterback they face.
True, if Mond were on track for a breakthrough junior campaign an early statement against the nation’s No. 1 team would have been the ideal moment to show it, especially after his electric performance against the Tigers in last year’s upset bid in College Station. That night remains an outlier, and it’s looking increasingly likely that it will go down as Mond’s best game as an Aggie, by far.
But there was plenty of blame to go around on the Aggies’ side and plenty of time for one of the league’s most naturally gifted passers to get back on track. A visit from Auburn in 2 weeks will be more telling.
5. Kelly Bryant, Missouri
Last week: 5
Bryant’s output in his first 2 games as a Tiger is a useful reminder that passing yards, taken out of context, is a largely meaningless statistic:
Compared to the opener at Wyoming, Missouri’s overall offensive production vs. West Virginia plummeted by 155 yards (from 537 to 382) and more than a full yard per play (from 6.0 to 4.9), due entirely to the fact that there was no need for Bryant to force the issue in a desperate comeback bid — the early success of the defense and running game, which collapsed in the opener, made his arm a luxury rather than a necessity. The quietly efficient, mistake-free performance is exactly what the Tigers are looking for on a weekly basis.
6. Feleipe Franks, Florida
Last week: 7
It’s been awhile since Florida fans have looked at Kentucky as any kind of measuring stick. But Franks struggled badly against the Wildcats the past 2 years, and UK held the Gators to just 16 points last year en route to snapping a 31-year losing streak in the series. This weekend’s trip to Lexington will be a meaningful gauge of his progress, or lack thereof.
7. Tommy Stevens, Mississippi State
Last week: 9
Stevens started hot in MSU’s 38-15 win over Southern Miss, hitting 9-of-10 for 105 yards and 2 TDs before leaving the game for good with a shoulder injury, and although his status is still in doubt for Saturday’s game against Kansas State, there’s no doubt that he’s going to remain the Bulldogs’ long-term starter as long as he’s healthy.
Last week I typecast Stevens as a clone of his predecessor, Nick Fitzgerald — huge, surprisingly mobile, Mendoza Line-level accuracy from the pocket. But his abbreviated outing against a relatively stingy Golden Eagles defense suggests he might have a more polished arm than that comparison lets on.
As long as there are questions about his health, the Bulldogs’ backup situation is worth keeping an eye on. The guy Stevens beat out for the starting job, junior Keytaon Thompson, rejoined the team last week after briefly mulling a transfer; his temporary absence opened the door for true freshman Garrett Shrader to move into the top backup role, which he handled well Saturday (read: no turnovers) in his first career action. The current depth chart for K-State offers no insight into how that situation might play out, listing Thompson and Shrader as co-backups. If Stevens can’t go, deciding who starts in his place could have much more far-reaching implications than just beating the Wildcats.
8. Bo Nix, Auburn
Last week: 6
Compared to the drama of his debut, Nix’s 2nd career start was uneventful: 19-of-37, 207 yards, 1 TD, no turnovers, no sacks, point spread covered in a routine, 24-6 win over Tulane. Up next is another tune-up, against Kent State, before the SEC schedule kicks into high gear at Texas A&M and opinions about the freshman really begin to take shape.
9. Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina
Last week: N/A
As feared, Jake Bentley’s foot injury is going to keep him on the shelf for the rest of the season. That means the Hilinski Era in Carolina is officially underway, much sooner than anyone expected and with none of the controversy that it would have entailed if Bentley had lost his job to the touted freshman outright.
So far, so good: Hilinski looked every bit the prized prospect in Saturday’s 72-10 annihilation of Charleston Southern, torching a thoroughly outmanned CSU secondary for 282 yards and 2 touchdowns on 30 attempts and adding a 3rd TD on the ground.
Most of that output was of the short and intermediate variety, but he flashed a glimpse of his blue-chip arm, as well.
https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1170386226169438208?s=20
Keep that in mind this weekend when Hilinski is abruptly catapulted into the deep end against Alabama. It’s going to be ugly, sure, but the kid has a future.
Bentley’s future, which once seemed very bright itself, is in flux. He has a redshirt available, which will allow him to play in 2020 as a 5th-year senior. The question is where he’ll play.
A vocal segment of the fan base already was calling for Bentley to pass the torch before his injury rendered the question moot. There’s always a chance that Hilinski will unravel against the Gamecocks’ buzzsaw of a schedule; more likely, he’ll take his lumps, offer enough flashes of potential to keep the vibes positive, and enter his sophomore campaign as the entrenched starter, a la Bentley 3 years ago.
If so, then Bentley will almost certainly be on his way out as a graduate transfer. After 2 stagnant seasons and a dismal start to Year 4, that might be the best result for everyone involved.
10. Jarrett Guarantano, Tennessee
Last week: 10
Coach Jeremy Pruitt insisted on Monday that Guarantano is in no danger of losing his job in the wake of back-to-back losses to Georgia State and BYU, but … well, yeah, the head coach is fielding legitimate questions about the status of his 4th-year junior QB in the wake of back-to-back losses to Georgia State and BYU.
For a guy with 20 career starts, that pretty well sums it up.
Last week, I defended Guarantano to the extent that the Vols had bigger issues in the opening-day humiliation than ongoing mediocrity behind center. But that was based on the premise that, whatever his other deficiencies, he remained an unlikely candidate to suddenly burst into flames: Guarantano posted the lowest interception rate among SEC starters in 2018, throwing just 3 picks in 246 attempts, and his only INT in the opener came with the game essentially already out of reach in the final 5 minutes.
I was feeling generous enough to avoid mentioning an earlier, egregious pick against GSU that was wiped out by a borderline pass interference call, as well as the fumble that set up the Panthers’ clinching touchdown on the drive preceding the interception.
This week? Not so much. Again, Tennessee’s issues against BYU were legion, most obviously with the ball in scoring range: The Vols managed just 16 points in regulation on 6 opportunities inside the Cougars’ 35-yard line — possessions that yielded 1 touchdown, 3 field goals and 2 turnovers on downs. Even the lone touchdown in that sequence, an ill-advised throw that somehow clanged off the hands of a BYU defender and into the arms of Jauan Jennings in the end zone, was a fluke; it should have been intercepted or (given that it came on 4th down) batted down to end the threat. On multiple other occasions Guarantano’s spotty accuracy forced the Vols to leave points on the table.
The low point of Guarantano’s night, however, came just after the half, on what probably ranks as the costliest decision of his career to date:
Jarrett Guarantano with a pass into triple coverage…. went how you'd imagine it would lol pic.twitter.com/QA2FmbqqND
— #BOOMIN (@ftbeard_17) September 8, 2019
Attempting to rifle a ball into triple coverage is bad enough in any case, but in this particular case it was devastating: BYU’s moribund offense turned the subsequent short field into its only touchdown in regulation, cutting a 10-point deficit to 3 and turning a game that Tennessee had controlled to that point into a nail-biter. You know how it ended from there.
Pruitt explained his vote of confidence in Guarantano in part by implying that he doesn’t have any alternatives: “There’s no doubt, if you’ve been around our program for the last six months, who the best quarterback on our team is.”
Frankly, that’s true even if you haven’t been around the program — the top backups, freshmen J.T. Shrout (redshirt) and Brian Maurer (true) are former 3-star recruits who have yet to take a college snap. For better or worse, it looks like Guarantano is entrenched for the foreseeable future. But it’s getting awful late to expect Vols fans to keep going on hoping for better.
11. Matt Corral, Ole Miss
Last week: 12
Here’s your #SEC freshman of the week, #OleMiss QB Matt Corral, going through his first reads on the left side of the field before coming back and finding Elijah Moore up the seams on his right. Good patience and progression through the reads pic.twitter.com/Sq4dxdoVwy
— Nathanael Gabler (@nategabler) September 9, 2019
Corral rebounded Saturday from a dreadful debut at Memphis, slicing up Arkansas for 246 yards and 2 TDs on just 24 attempts in a 31-17 win. That stat line should be par for the course against Arkansas for most SEC quarterbacks this season, but after coming up well short of expectations in the opener hitting par against a division opponent is an encouraging step forward. A big stat-padding effort this weekend against Southeast Louisiana would be another.
12. Riley Neal, Vanderbilt
Last week: 14
Neal passed for 378 yards and 2 touchdowns at Purdue and still wound up as the butt of jokes (sorry) after getting partially pantsed on national television. When not running for his life, Neal proved on a couple occasions against the Boilermakers that his downfield arm strength is as advertised. Again, though, any time Vanderbilt’s offense is forced to lean more heavily on its quarterback than on Ke’Shawn Vaughn the result is not going to be good.
13. Nick Starkel, Arkansas
Last week: N/A
Starkel took over in garbage time for a woefully ineffective Ben Hicks in the Razorbacks’ loss at Ole Miss and looked competent enough by comparison, finishing 17-of-24 for 201 yards, including all 81 yards on Arkansas’ only touchdown drive. Yes, the score was purely cosmetic, coming in the final minutes of a game that was already decided; it was also the first semblance of life from the Razorbacks’ passing game in either of their first 2 games. Starkel will get the nod Saturday against Colorado State. Beyond that, it’s a fluid situation.
14. Sawyer Smith, Kentucky
Last week: N/A
Smith, a grad transfer from Troy, will step take the reins in place of injured starter Terry Wilson, whose season is done due to a major knee injury. Although he’s starting on the bottom, Smith isn’t doomed to remain here: He comes with some starting experience, having logged seven starts last year at Troy (also due to injury) with mixed results, and at 6-3, 219 pounds arguably gives the Wildcats a sturdier pocket presence than the shifty, undersized Wilson.
The Wildcats’ breakthrough in 2018 was based on the quarterback doing as little as possible to get in the way of the defense and running game, and while much of the personnel has changed, the basic formula has not.
May God help Ryan Hilinski when Brent Venables gets bloodthirsty again in November for QBs.
Yeah because looked great against a SC QB last season…. Just saying
^Venables
Say Joe Burrow plays against the Clemson defense and does it with the A&M line, WRs and RBs. And say Mond plays against the Tejas Big 12 defense with LSU’s supporting cast. What do the rankings say then?
We will never know
What we do know is, Burrow had the game of the year so far by any QB in the country. Clemson fans trying to discredit that are just trolls.
Yeah but Burrow did it against the 120th ranked defense in the country. Hell Louisiana Tech’s Qb threw for 331 yards against Texas. Lets not act like he was lighting up a dominant defense, just because Texas was over-ranked. The performance does get discredited a little bit. Lets see if he can do it against a team that actually plays defense.
They are ranked 120th precisely because LSU torched them.
The main reason they are ranked that low is because of what Burrow did to them. You can be a hater all you want, but most of the country realizes the LSU passing offense is for real this season.
you like that word ‘trolls’ don’t ya?
It comes in handy when you can’t really good come up with a response that would make sense.
Are you saying Burrow is as good as the quarterback at Texas A&M?
Or maybe that Texas’ defense is as good as Clemson’s?
Time to use the word ‘troll’ again because you don’t have an answer you can prove.
Exactly!
Of all the QBs to pick on…Joe Burrow is the worst choice.
I mean, did you watch the games? Mond kept missing receivers, Burrow made extremely accurate throws (that dagger to end the game he was almost smothered with defenders). Clearly the more accurate passer: even if he was playing against a weaker defense, his passes were on the mark even when pressured.
Monds also played with the defense in his face about 60% of the game
Wouldn’t a true power ranking have Joe Burrow #1? I thought a power ranking was who looks the best right now.
I agree. It should be a fluid ranking up until the end. Burrow has played a tougher opponent than Tua so far, so he should be #1 this week. I don’t think he is a better QB than Tua but if we’re just taking a snapshot of the first two games, Burrow has the better performance against the better opponent.
Burrow doesn’t play defense, so he didn’t face the strength of Texas. Texas is 120th out of 130 teams in total defense. Tua threw for 336 yds and 4 Tds against Duke who is 77th in total defense, so technically he has played a tougher opponent than Burrow.
You are the guy that earlier said you didn’t want to take anything away from Burrow, but that’s all you have done since that comment. You sound ridiculous. It’s been two games and he has been great in both.
Well, once again, it has to be pointed out to you that Texas is ranked that low defensively because of the LSU game. Also, do you really think Duke would beat Texas? That’s what you’re implying. I can assure you that Texas would be a much tougher opponent than Duke was for Alabama.
To be fair, the Big 12 isn’t known for their defenses and is historically bad at defending.Texas allowed La Tech’s QB to throw for over 300 years on them so obviously Joe would rack up on yards. I can’t buy into him until he proves he’s just as good this year as advertised when he start playing SEC defenses who are way better than the Big 12 defenses. If he does the same against Alabama, Auburn, Florida, etc, then I’ll take back what I said, until then, I’m not impressed.
Texas had a top 50 defense last year. Them, Iowa St, and K State are the only Big 12 schools that even try to play defense. 50th isn’t great but it still isn’t like they played Oklahoma’s defense.
That’s what I think too.
Yes.
Burrow has rose to the occasion better than anyone so far.
Risen.
LOL
Sometimes I just want to go through SDS and correct grammar in the comment section (and let’s be real, a decent % of the time in the articles, as well) all day long. Not to be a jerk, but just because it makes my brain hurt sometimes.
I work in a field where correct grammar is really important, and while I know it’s very silly in the context of a sports blog, it is liable to drive me crazy. Typos happen-there is no edit function-but sometimes it’s okay to make a MINOR effort.
You and I are called “grammar nazis”. It seems that language evolves according to a lowest-common-denominator function. Thus, all the Romance languages evolved from “vulgar Latin”. Smart phones and texting spelled doom to good English.
Terrible in sports, Mizzou can claim NC’s in grammar & punctuation.Go team…
“Terrible in sports” Missouri has a 7-2 bowl record vs. SEC teams, including 1-0 over Auburn, 34-17.
The Missouri Tigers have 2 NC’s, 1960 and 2007, and 12 conference championships.
On the gridiron we have defeated Ohio State, Michigan, Notre Dame, SoCal, and Alabama on the road.
Missouri trying to claim the 2007 NC is comical. That’s like LSU claiming it in 2011. Same source actually. It’s a joke. 1960 isn’t much better, but at least the team was undefeated.
I mean, ultimately these are actually colleges, so I’d argue that whether you learn things like good communication skills is actually significantly more important than if your team went 8-5 or 10-2 this year.
I’m not saying you do not learn such things equally well at other SEC schools, just that saying “you guys can spell, big deal!” is kind of a markedly silly way to insult an academic institution.
It does appear that most people on this site did not attend or graduate from the schools they support. They are fans, so academic standings don’t mean much to them. This is a sports site, so that is very understandable.
That is one thing that is markedly different about the SEC.
Sure, there are some Missourians who just cheer for Mizzou, but generally speaking, if you’re a Mizzou fan, you went there, or had family that went there, at least. I’m still getting used to the whole idea of being a fan of a college sports team of a university one did not attend.
Come on Ol’ Mizzou, all those years in the Big 12 and you didn’t notice all those loudmouth Longhorn t-shirt fans?
Sure, but the University of Texas is really it’s own whole thing all on it’s own. I do not mean this as a compliment, to be clear.
I often wonder if internet sites of any kind actually hire editors?
Per your subsequent post: “Sure, but the University of Texas is really it’s own whole thing all on it’s own. I do not mean this as a compliment, to be clear.”
For someone so concerned with grammar, you should know that it’s = it is and its = possessive. I find that IT’S best to practice what one preaches before criticizing others.
To be fair to Ol’ Mizzou, if a phone was used to type the comment, it more than likely auto-corrected to “it’s” instead of “its”. My phone does it constantly.
All of mud-bug country is a joke, jarhead.
WarEagle4ever 3 DAYS AGO
I often wonder if internet sites of any kind actually hire editors?
Even the BBC doesn’t, it seems. It’s now a rapid-reaction texting world. “Progress!”
What championship did Missouri win in 2007? At least UCF won all their games when they claimed a title. Y’all losing to Oklahoma twice that year and still claiming a title is more laughable than Alabama’s 3 fake national championships.
As the article indicates, what KB did on Saturday is the kind of outing we want from him if Mizzou is to win a lot of football games this year.
Of course that’s predicated on us not getting way behind, and our running game functioning. Now that we got whatever the hell that was at Wyoming out of the way, I expect that to be the case most weeks, except at UGA.
Overall he’s been good. Even against Wyoming he did a lot of good things. Not Drew Lock, but a guy you can win and win big with.
If you take Bryant’s escape-ability away from Saturday’s game, Missouri still wins big but West Virginia looks a little better. So what makes a good quarterback? : deception, Bryant not as good as Lock yet. Steady feet? if anything keeps Bryant out of the Pro league it is setting his feet right and on time. Accuracy?, Bryant has it. How about getting yards with feet, Lock was fast, but Bryant is more durable and fast. Vision ? Lock still has the edge on Bryant but Bryant could be closing the gap fast. Cool head?, they both have it in different situations. Kelly Bryant needed a quarterback coach in junior high. Lock needed a better one than he had. They may both polish up into NFL success.
More than anything, he’s just different from Drew. He probably won’t be a 2nd round pick like Lock, but I do think he can be about as successful of a college QB (if not more) in terms of helping his team win. As you mentioned, his legs are a huge asset, even if not one we want to over-utilize.
Another grammar note: ending a sentence with a preposition is bad form.
If you’re writing a formal letter, research paper, or something along those lines. Ending a sentence with a preposition isn’t an error in non-formal writing.
Who’s that aimed at? Uh, I mean, at whom is that aimed?
Burrow is a baller and a winner
Agreed
Not going to touch this one… We’ll see Saturday Go COCKS don’t sleep
I don’t wish injuries on any player, but I think you guys dodged a bullet on this one. Y’alls Bentley is our Guarantano. Over-hyped inconsistent qb’s. I imagine we lost that BYU game because of him. At least you guys get a fresh spark heading into sec play. We’re screwed.
We also had a 5 star behind him, not sure if UT has any real alternatives to Guarantano
I believe there alternative transferred
As Far as quarterback goes are we had a better backup plan considering we had hilinski and Joyner not to mention Luke Doty coming in next season. A lot of talent there that is capable of starting for us at any time
5 star doesn’t guarantee success.
Y’all found that out in the national championship last year didn’t y’all?
Not sure who is more overrated Feleipe Franks or Kellen Mond…
And yet he spotted you a whole half and then came out after halftime and proceeded to run and throw all over you and beat you silly, but yeah he is over rated
Jones you’re in idiot if you think we did anything besides hand you that game
Would credit that more to Perine than Feleipe… also am speaking in generalities, this year.. as it relates to the article, not a blown lead from a season ago. silly…
Franks. He’s got the killer insticts of a bunny, the accuracy of a blind man, and the ego of King Kong. Also, he has thin skin and makes terrible decisions. I hope he stays in Gainsville forever.
Typical Georgia moron perspective why not add that Mullen and Grantham suck, the Gators are the 4th best team in the East and the entire team is headed to the transfer portal. Makes a world of sense.
Bunch of sad idiots
Hey look toughguy is back
@ PP well the article is not only about this year but it seems to be week to week and if so then Franks should be a lot higher considering his performance in his last game.
B&G thank you for the gift I guess my team had nothing to do with the win just sat back and waited for you to hand the victory
The only QB I would put ahead of guarantano right now is the ky QB and only because he hasn’t played. I understand not playing the other QB’s to an extent but when your offense is reduced to 2 plays, the same play in two different directions, because you are afraid to let him throw then at some point you have to make s change. I have been pro-G until now. I hate he is struggling so much. He may/should tear up Chattanooga but I will be watching to see if his throws are on time and if he reads better. If by halftime he is not better I bench him and get someone else a chance. I doubt that happens but it should. There was actually a lot of improvement all over the team vs BYU but if your QB plays that bad you can’t win much. The bonehead play to allow the long catch at the end would not have mattered if G had made even a few good throws and reads.
I don’t understand what Pruitt is thinking here. I get that our freshman back-ups have zero in game experience, but he needs to get them some snaps asap. Needs to happen this week or it won’t happen at all I’m afraid. Sec slate is coming up quick and we need to get these kids up to speed if jg needs to be pulled from a game. I have my doubts they would do any worse than JG. The dude has 3yrs experience and still a deer in head-lights. He hasnt improved by now, he never will. Look at those clean pockets on the replays and he still throws into coverage. Rediculous. Next man up please.
This is the second time I’ve read an SDS writer refer to Starkel picking up only “garbage time” against Ole Miss… He played the entire second half! I agree in one sense, watching a Razorback game this year is “garbage time” for me, but that’s a different story. Give the guy a tiny bit of credit for having less-than-horrible stats.
It wasn’t close by the time he was playing.
I watched the 2nd half of the game. Although to be fair, he was still playing against starters most of the way, so in that sense indicates it’s true garbage time (ie going up against scout team guys) is not accurate.
It was 10 to 3 when he started playing. There was a turnover, an ineligible receiver downfield penalty on a score. He kept the offense moving the ball, just got some bad breaks. Starkel is better than half, if not most of the QBs on this list. The author doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He’s certainly better than Kellen Mond and I don’t think it’s a far cry to say Starkel would have replaced Mond if he didn’t transfer.
unpopular opinion… A&M picked the wrong QB
I….do not agree, but if you’re right, Arkansas is going to be a lot better than I think.
Or, maybe Clemson’s defense is that good. Give Mond a few more games before we know if it’s him.
I agree with your unpopular opinion. Starkel is gonna light up some defenses if he stays healthy.
And yet Arkansas will still crawl to a 4-8 record.
From what we have seen THIS season, Burrow, Tua, Fromm, then everyone else. Franks is still ranked too high though. Mond might be #4 on the list, but it is a big drop from number 3 to number 4. Would feel very confident with any of the top three.
Corrall, SEC freshman of the week, is #11 behind a guy who lost to BYU and Ga ST, as well as a kid who has played one game against Charleston Southern. Yeah makes sense
Hilinski should b top 3 this time next season, our starting RB (a Clemsux transfer) compared him to Trevor Lawrence. Alabama on Saturday should b rough, but the future is bright if our true freshman QB gets us bowl eligible facing the nations toughest schedule.
antidullivan, Mizzo has no NC’s and 15 conference championships.
My Burrow Heisman ticket that I made at 200-1 is looking pretty juicy now….
Guarantano is 2-9 in his SEC starts. The team has been outscored in those games by an average of 17 points.
But you mainstream media types(ESPN, etc,) keep telling us how great his QB rating was last season. Don’t let the facts get in the way.
Ga St put up 38 against the Vols. That to me is more concerning than the QB issue!!!!
True, but as you should know, a great QB can cover for a lot of shortcomings. If JG was as half as good as Tua we could at least compete.
Sure wish Auburn could have held onto Pickens. Guy is Julio Jones reincarnated.