On the Pat McAfee show today, Kirk Herbstreit was asked “taking Cam Ward out of the list of the top 5 – 6 QB’s, do you have a second favorite, a QB who you feel really stands out to you? Herbstreit replied yes, I think a guy that’s been a bit forgotten is a guy by the name of Kyle McCord out of Syracuse. The NFL offensive system is going to have to be the right fit as it has to be for any of these players to expect instant results. I just go by what I saw him do at Ohio State – Kyle left and went on to do some nice things at Syracuse and if you just break his game down and how he fits in the NFL, if there’s a guy that’s off the radar that you can maybe get early in the second round – go get your corner, guard, tackle and bank on him still being the in the second round, that would be the guy.
I think he’s got as big an arm as anybody, a gunslinger mentality and a chip on his shoulder from what he went through in Columbus. He’s the guy who is very intriguing to me and did a hell of a job in making Syracuse relevant last year and I cannot wait to see where he lands and hope he takes that chip on his shoulder that he played with at Syracuse to the NFL with him."
I think Kyle really deserved that comment - I'm tired of the constant replays of Ward and Sanders. Herbstreit has honesty and opinions that are true, and he took that today and it made me, and I hope Kyle, members and guests of this board and students feel great.