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Message: [QUOTE="timkay99, post: 2836626, member: 635"] [URL="https://www.si.com/nfl/2018/02/15/baker-mayfield-freshman-year-texas-tech-kliff-kingsbury"]A look back at Baker Mayfield’s time at Texas Tech[/URL] Because that isn't what happened that caused him to leave. "Just as inexplicable was the way it all ended. That winter, the day Mayfield won the Big 12 freshman of the year award, Kingsbury and Mayfield met to discuss the quarterback’s future in the program. The coaches wanted to see a competition between Mayfield and Webb, after both saw extensive time in 2013. Mayfield, who was injured in the third game of the season against TCU but played on and off for the majority of the remaining games, believed he hadn’t been given a fair shot to win his starting job back. There’s some dispute over whether a scholarship was promised for the spring semester before or after Mayfield made his final decision (Mayfield says it wasn’t offered until he was on his way back to Austin, his hometown, while Kingsbury has said Mayfield knew before then)." It's not because of a QB competition or a place he wasn't the "guaranteed" starter. Diving into it, it becomes pretty easy to read there was a lot of miscommunication and lack of trust with Mayfield and Kingsbury. To your overarching point, every kid is different. But, comparing an Amie to these top of the rankings QB's that look to move on is very interesting. People were saying Devito was promised to play and that's the only reason he played against Central Michigan. Chance could theoretically (if he doesn't win the job this spring) start when Devito leaves for the NFL next year after we win the National Championship. Who knows what will happen in the future? We need a QB in '20, but don't necessarily need one in '19, IMO. [/QUOTE]

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