Good to see Pitt and Penn State make the listing and what opponents both will be facing included WVU too:
Teams Top 2017 QB Challenges:
5 PITT
5 WVU
5 PSU
Excerpt:
How do college football's starting (or potential starting) quarterbacks stack up?
We’re not out of spring practice season yet and quarterback depth charts are beginning to form. For some teams around the country, having a pre-existing starting quarterback is a luxury........So with the dog days of the offseason soon upon us, it’s time to take stock of where the quarterback landscape sits, from the best of the best, to the ones fighting for their jobs.....The lowest tier is named after former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg, a one-time blue-chip recruit who never had all the tools around him to live up to the lofty expectations. Don’t worry, the lowest tier isn’t bad, but rather inconclusive. If we’re a college professor handing out grades, it’s an “I” not an “F.”..........Also, this order isn’t static. Just because a quarterback is listed in, say, the Kevin Hogan Tier (Tier 4) doesn’t mean he couldn’t end up somewhere else. Quarterbacks get better and they regress. Seldomly do they stay the same. This is about where they are right now heading into the 2017 season.
The Christian Hackenberg Tier: Jury’s still out, could go either way:
Brandon Harris (North Carolina), (PITT Challenge)
Max Browne (Pitt), (PSU Challenge)
Kenny Hill (TCU), (WVU Challenge)
Shane Buechele (Texas), WVU Challenge)
Being lumped into Tier 6 isn’t a bad thing -- or, at least, it doesn’t have to be. It means what it means, which is that no one is quite sure what to make of these particular quarterbacks yet. They could blossom as a breakout star, or they could get benched by Week 3. There are a lot of transfers here. Like, a lot a lot.
The Mitchell Trubisky Tier: Names to watch for a big leap
Will Grier (West Virginia),
Eric Dungey (Syracuse), (PITT Challenge)
There’s a mixture of new names, transfers and second-years starters here.
The Kevin Hogan Tier: Gritty coaches’ son and/or established starters
Jesse Ertz (Kansas State), (WVU Challenge)
Clayton Thorson (Northwestern), (PSU Challenge)
Ryan Finley (NC State), (PITT Challenge)
Richard Lagow (Indiana), (PSU Challenge)
Tier 4 is jam-packed and it doesn’t even include everyone it could.
The Patrick Mahomes II Tier: Talented NFL hopefuls
Wilton Speight (Michigan), (PSU Challenge)
Trace McSorley (Penn State) (PITT Challenge)
The Pac-12 is loaded at quarterback, so I wonder if Rosen, as talented as he is, will get buried on everyone’s All-Conference/All-America teams if the Bruins don’t shock the world and win at least the South division.
The Aaron Murray Tier: All-Conference and proven winners
Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State), (PITT & WVU Challenge)
J.T. Barrett (Ohio State) (PSU Challenge)
This is about where they are right now heading into the 2017 season.
The Deshaun Watson Tier: Heisman contenders, All-American favorites
Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma), (WVU Challenge)
Jalen Hurts (Alabama),
Lamar Jackson (Louisville),
Sam Darnold (USC)
These were generally no-brainers. Hurts provided some pause at season’s end, but he was electric overall as a true freshman.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...rs-from-heisman-contenders-to-question-marks/
Teams Top 2017 QB Challenges:
5 PITT
5 WVU
5 PSU
Excerpt:
How do college football's starting (or potential starting) quarterbacks stack up?
We’re not out of spring practice season yet and quarterback depth charts are beginning to form. For some teams around the country, having a pre-existing starting quarterback is a luxury........So with the dog days of the offseason soon upon us, it’s time to take stock of where the quarterback landscape sits, from the best of the best, to the ones fighting for their jobs.....The lowest tier is named after former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg, a one-time blue-chip recruit who never had all the tools around him to live up to the lofty expectations. Don’t worry, the lowest tier isn’t bad, but rather inconclusive. If we’re a college professor handing out grades, it’s an “I” not an “F.”..........Also, this order isn’t static. Just because a quarterback is listed in, say, the Kevin Hogan Tier (Tier 4) doesn’t mean he couldn’t end up somewhere else. Quarterbacks get better and they regress. Seldomly do they stay the same. This is about where they are right now heading into the 2017 season.
The Christian Hackenberg Tier: Jury’s still out, could go either way:
Brandon Harris (North Carolina), (PITT Challenge)
Max Browne (Pitt), (PSU Challenge)
Kenny Hill (TCU), (WVU Challenge)
Shane Buechele (Texas), WVU Challenge)
Being lumped into Tier 6 isn’t a bad thing -- or, at least, it doesn’t have to be. It means what it means, which is that no one is quite sure what to make of these particular quarterbacks yet. They could blossom as a breakout star, or they could get benched by Week 3. There are a lot of transfers here. Like, a lot a lot.
The Mitchell Trubisky Tier: Names to watch for a big leap
Will Grier (West Virginia),
Eric Dungey (Syracuse), (PITT Challenge)
There’s a mixture of new names, transfers and second-years starters here.
The Kevin Hogan Tier: Gritty coaches’ son and/or established starters
Jesse Ertz (Kansas State), (WVU Challenge)
Clayton Thorson (Northwestern), (PSU Challenge)
Ryan Finley (NC State), (PITT Challenge)
Richard Lagow (Indiana), (PSU Challenge)
Tier 4 is jam-packed and it doesn’t even include everyone it could.
The Patrick Mahomes II Tier: Talented NFL hopefuls
Wilton Speight (Michigan), (PSU Challenge)
Trace McSorley (Penn State) (PITT Challenge)
The Pac-12 is loaded at quarterback, so I wonder if Rosen, as talented as he is, will get buried on everyone’s All-Conference/All-America teams if the Bruins don’t shock the world and win at least the South division.
The Aaron Murray Tier: All-Conference and proven winners
Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State), (PITT & WVU Challenge)
J.T. Barrett (Ohio State) (PSU Challenge)
This is about where they are right now heading into the 2017 season.
The Deshaun Watson Tier: Heisman contenders, All-American favorites
Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma), (WVU Challenge)
Jalen Hurts (Alabama),
Lamar Jackson (Louisville),
Sam Darnold (USC)
These were generally no-brainers. Hurts provided some pause at season’s end, but he was electric overall as a true freshman.
LINK:
http://www.cbssports.com/college-fo...rs-from-heisman-contenders-to-question-marks/
