With the college football season just over a month away,
quarterback battles are at peak intensity.
While we wait for winners to emerge in this year's most anticipated QB competitions, let's take a look back at five of the more interesting
quarterback battles and controversies of the past 20 years.
Ohio State must battle complacency, ego, and one of the most impressive
quarterback battles ever, but there are 127 FBS teams that would love to have what the defending national champs bring to the table.
On Thursday evening, Bookmaker.eu opened odds for three of the league's most competitive
quarterback battles.
There are three
quarterback battles pitting middling veterans against wobbly young passers.
Bookmaker was the first to post odds for the league's most competitive
quarterback battles going into the 2017 - 18 season.
Speaking of replacing QBs, the ACC has five teams (Clemson, Miami, UNC, Pitt, Va Tech) all with ongoing
quarterback battles.
It would largely also agree on much of this top 25 in August, after Signing Day, the NFL Draft,
quarterback battles, assistant coaching changes, early enrollees, arrests, injuries, suspensions, and bizarre news events alter every team in some way, along with hours and hours of study of each of these teams introducing new arguments for and against everybody.
In an unpredictable
quarterback battle in Cleveland, Osweiler opens as the +155 favorite, narrowly ahead of Cody Kessler (+200) and DeShone Kizer (+205).
A quarterback battle that has lasted all offseason could carry over into the regular season, and as per usual, the defense will be blitzing like crazy on every down.
Because Alabama is Alabama, we're going to pay pretty close attention when there's
a quarterback battle.
When this prop was first released, the starting
quarterback battle at USC between junior Max Browne -LRB--135) and highly touted freshman Sam Darnold (+110) was quite intriguing.
Carson Palmer's USC career began with
a quarterback battle that was nothing if not awkward.
Talking about
the quarterback battle between Wilton Speight and John O'Korn, Jim Harbaugh discussed what it will take to select between the two come fall practice.
The quarterback battle between Phil Simms and Scott Brunner seems unresolvable.
The quarterback battle will get the most attention of any position group this spring and into preseason camp.
Curiosity about
the quarterback battle at Alabama rose to a new level Saturday when coach Nick Saban emerge... more
Not exact matches
The
battle between New England Patriot's
quarterback Tom Brady and the National Football League (NFL) over deflated footballs continues, with both sides digging in on their...
Both
battled through injuries to their star
quarterbacks earlier in the season and have middling records.
Tyler Russell beat out Tyler Bray in a
battle of
quarterbacks as the Mississippi State Bulldogs stayed undefeated in a win over the Tennessee Volunteers.
This
battle between rookie
quarterbacks will hopefully be an entertaining game to watch and should also feature the return of Dez Bryant from his knee injury.
John O'Korn, who is
battling for the Wolverines» starting
quarterback job, posted the following Instagram with Jabrill Peppers.
A two -
quarterback rotation rarely works long - term, and it's going to be an interesting spring with Zaire and Golson
battling it out for the Notre Dame starting job.
The Pirates were
battling to stay alive against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series, the Steelers were in the midst of what should have been a hot
quarterback controversy, and Pitt football coach Paul Hackett was struggling through such a wretched season that newspaper columnists from other cities were suggesting he should be run out of town.
Wilton Speight, who is
battling with John O'Korn and Shane Morris for the starting
quarterback spot this fall, was named the...
Wilton Speight, who is
battling with John O'Korn and Shane Morris for the starting
quarterback spot this fall, was named the breakout player this spring by ESPN:
-- Tampa Bay faces Carolina in a
battle of ailing
quarterbacks.
The Dragons will be young at
quarterback, as juniors Alec Elliott and Moe Flynn are
battling for the starting position.
Last year's East champs, the Gators, are still waiting on a starting
quarterback to emerge from their ongoing QB
battle.
This
battle might not matter all that much because Tennessee coaches have said they are open to using a two -
quarterback system.
No position
battle is more important than at
quarterback.
Cancer - free following his latest quarterly checkup, ex-Buffalo Bills Hall - of - Fame
quarterback Jim Kelly is drawing on his experiences to aid others
battling head and neck cancer, teaming up with several cancer organizations and pharmaceutical giant Merck to produce a promotional campaign titled «Your Cancer Game Plan,» which debuted today.
On the plus side, Sherman is especially good at, in his words, «Monday - morning
quarterbacking» (his observation that a big star should've played the photographer to really hammer home the surprise is one of those head - slapping revelations for which the phrase «hindsight is 20/20» was invented), and his survey of post-production
battles is heartbreaking but done with levity and taste — a major disappointment of this DVD is Blue Underground's failure to dig up or reassemble the director's cut.
Meltzer's presentation took place at Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and was positioned around Hall of Fame
Quarterback Warren Moon and Sports 1 Marketing's 2015 Pro Bowl Reception raising money for St. Jude Children's Hospital and the inspirational kids
battling childhood diseases.