Well wow, this is big folks, almost on par with getting kyle last year.
As for Colins being named starter really no big deal in terms of any judgments. As A coach or player one views the college football year in segments.
It was appropriate to name a starter for the spring segment and have no problem with Fran naming Collins the guy. In the fall segment it’s a whole new ball game with lots of new faces. you need to understand that as a new player, meaning, one who has not done anything appreciably on the field in live game action in the regular or post season. It’s an open competition for the number one designation at any position and let the best man win as it should be.
Notice, I said, new player, On the other hand, if a player has been here for a while, and doing it earning his designation as a starter That’s a different story. You go from the spring into the fall segment as the number one guy and it’s your position to lose only if you’re not performing in games.
What happened to Kyle at Ohio State is abysmal and emblematic of what is wrong at the highest level of the sport.
Collins apparently has had surgery on his thumb so that’s another factor to consider. Angeli is cerebral player, has poise, has better athleticism than Kyle, has good enough arm to hit some tight windows like he did in the Oregon State game, and apparently also has the intangibles of leadership ability. And on the field experience and success both in some meaningless games coming in late, starting a bowl game with a little more meaning and finally coming in a game with a lot of meaning, having success in each of these circumstances.
In all he showed well above average physical and mental ability for the position. Dude is legit. I don’t know enough about Collins to say or see if he’s legit or not and maybe he has similar attributes, this because there’s literally no relevant film on him so as of right now pencil in Angeli as qb 1 come fall evals.
If that does not transpire, I will be seriously amazed, because that means we have another McNabb on our hands, and wouldn’t that be nice