I would be all for a John McKay type answer but I'm pretty sure those wouldn't be so well received.
"Our two best quarterbacks left. When I say best, I mean they weren't good, but they were on the roster under QB. We have two more listed. Harbough flipped a coin on whether or not to start mr...
I suppose they could have made sure he was only out there when it was 1st or 2nd down and short? Maybe don't use him at all if you're losing or vs ranked teams. Really put the kid gloves on.
"His receivers top three in FBS in drops."
I get that the receivers play a role in drops but uhh there can be another reason why so many receivers keep dropping balls...
While I am fully on board with getting a new OC - I see very little upside with Athan. I can understand being protective of your kid, but this isn't intramurals, HS, or even D3. The Big Ten itself signed a 7.7 billion dollar contract with Fox. They rake in like $845+ million in revenue. P5...
I'd argue that Athan didn't regress in 2023. His passer rating that went from 127.4 to 115.2 was almost entirely because of less yards. His td/int rate was far better. His completion percentage was a wash because of facing better defenses and no longer being an unknown.
The Wisconsin game...