Who will be named Starter at QB?

[MustangPokeFan]

In a year where Gundy has made enormous changes to the program, including a complete staff change, a change in approach toward NIL and the Portal and even a reduction in his salary, will he actually learn and name a clear starter at quarterback before game one? This has been one of his weakest areas in his as tenure head coach is the inability or unwillingness to name a clear starter when there is a close quarterback competition.

Who gets the nod before game one, Zane or Haus…..or will he once again make them share first team reps reducing the readiness of a clear #1 and go into the first game making them share time?

 

[OSUPSYCHO]

In a year where Gundy has made enormous changes to the program, including a complete staff change, a change in approach toward NIL and the Portal and even a reduction in his salary, will he actually learn and name a clear starter at quarterback before game one? This has been one of his weakest areas in his tenure head coach is the inability or unwillingness to name a clear starter when there is a close quarterback competition.

Who gets the nod before game one, Zane or Haus?

Whichever one comes out of camp healthy and wins the QB competition. This isn’t going to be a decision Gundy makes. This is going to be decided by their play on the practice fields in fall camp. If anything the team will be making the decision by gravitating to one of them based on their performance.

 

[InChristAlone]

Whichever one comes out of camp healthy and wins the QB competition. This isn’t going to be a decision Gundy makes. This is going to be decided by their play on the practice fields in fall camp. If anything the team will be making the decision by gravitating to one of them based on their performance.

This basically echoes exactly what Gundy said the last time he was asked the question. He isn't going to give the job to one or the other just for the sake of having a clear starter. They are going to compete until the point that one of them has separated themselves from the other. Until then, the reps will be split. I know we have a bad taste in our mouths from the last time this happened. However, I am hopeful that it will be less chaotic with only 2 quarterbacks in the competition rather than 3.

 

[InChristAlone]

The only thing we really know is that Hejny has an advantage with his feet and I would assume the familiarity with Meacham might help some. Flores has better size for a quarterback and is his third year of college football where Gundy has historically stated that players take their biggest leap. What we don't know about either player is their intelligence as a football player or the quality of their arm in comparison to one another. I can't imagine that we would be in any other position than the one we are in right now, which is total uncertainty, considering what we have in the QB room. However, the exciting thing is that both guys seem to have a high ceiling so this is definitely an important decision to get right. You don't want to just arbitrarily give the job to the wrong guy when he hasn't earned it and then the better guy transfers out. It has to be decided on the field.

 

[MustangPokeFan]

I agree with everything said in the previous responses, however, my concern is Gundy‘s history of getting it wrong. We waited until the next last game in 2014 to make Mason Rudolph the starter when he was obviously clearly better than anyone else we had. Last year in the BYU game, up until the injury to Rangel, it was clear that he had made the wrong decision on the best quarterback for last season. Had he made the right choice and started Rangel from game one and given him all the first team snaps (barring early injuries and other factors) I don’t believe we would’ve been 3-9 in the Big 12!

He needs to get this right and if he views it as close, but one being slightly better or as stated above the other players showing a preference for, he needs to pull the string and name that guy the starter so he can be as prepared as possible.

 

[Duke Silver]

I agree with everything said in the previous responses, however, my concern is Gundy‘s history of getting it wrong. We waited until the next last game in 2014 to make Mason Rudolph the starter when he was obviously clearly better than anyone else we had. Last year in the BYU game, up until the injury to Rangel, it was clear that he had made the wrong decision on the best quarterback for last season. Had he made the right choice and started Rangel from game one and given him all the first team snaps (barring early injuries and other factors) I don’t believe we would’ve been 3-9 in the Big 12!

He needs to get this right and if he views it as close, but one being slightly better or as stated above the other players showing a preference for, he needs to pull the string and name that guy the starter so he can be as prepared as possible.

Neither were the starter last year by choice. Plus Rangel couldn't beat out Bowman.

 

[MustangPokeFan]

Neither were the starter last year by choice. Plus Rangel couldn't beat out Bowman.

His play in the BYU game showed that he was light years better than Bowman. I believe this goes back toward Gundy’s stated loyalty toward quarterbacks who stay with the program. At any rate, far before the BYU game it was obvious Bowman was not the answer and Rangel didn’t get a chance until the BYU game when the season was already a bust. One of these guys gives us a better chance to win and it’s Gundy‘s job to decide who that is and make the call as early as possible so that person gets the maximum amount of reps with the first team and is ready by game one. Even though we have little to no shot at beating Oregon, it would be nice to make a respectable showing and have a confident quarterback by the second game.

 

[Duke Silver]

His play in the BYU game showed that he was light years better than Bowman. I believe this goes back toward Gundy’s stated loyalty toward quarterbacks who stay with the program. At any rate, far before the BYU game it was obvious Bowman was not the answer and Rangel didn’t get a chance until the BYU game when the season was already a bust. One of these guys gives us a better chance to win and it’s Gundy‘s job to decide who that is and make the call as early as possible so that person gets the maximum amount of reps with the first team and is ready by game one. Even though we have little to no shot at beating Oregon, it would be nice to make a respectable showing and have a confident quarterback by the second game.

Rangel had every chance in the world. Bowman lost the job. Rangel didn't win it. He wasn't good, he was serviceable. That is what we had after Flores got hurt in camp. Bowman got to the point that a serviceable qb was an exciting option.

 

[Tulley]

Like psycho said those two guys are making the decision for them over coming weeks. I would guess it would be Hejny which is great because I believe he’s the next Manziel, but you can’t go wrong because Flores is a clone of Trevor Lawrence.

 

[OrangeFan69]

if we split the reps three ways between Flores, Heuss, and Sam Jackson all three will get experience and no one will know what to expect.

It’s kind of a foolproof plan for offensive success.

 

[cowboyinexile]

Plot twist: It will be Bowen

 

[CowboyJD]

Plot twist: It will be Bowen