Alex Delton Wins TCU QB Battle
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He's not a Big XII starting QB.
[edit] Meaning, I don't think he's good enough to start at QB in the Big 12 even though he has been named the starter
[edit] Meaning, I don't think he's good enough to start at QB in the Big 12 even though he has been named the starter
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Sounds like he's the placeholder and will have a pretty short leash. Duggan will be starting by October.
Sounds like its more of a, "We need a QB with some XII starting experience so we don't feed our star FR QB to the wolves right away" situation.
I'd rather my "true" starter see snaps against non-conference opponents before throwing them to the wolves of the Big 12
Yeah, wouldn't be a good look to start a true freshmen QB in the Big 12. Literally never happens and if it did....wow. Bad news, homie.
Agreed which is why Patterson is going to play Duggan in the first quarter. My bet is Duggan plays the second series to test the waters and go from there.
I see it more as Patterson wanting to ease Duggan into it with in-game reps here and there and gradually taking on more.
If Delton is still starting when we play them, I’m not too worried about TCU’s offense. Heacock would be licking his chops.
We haven't had much trouble stopping TCU the last 3 years we played them. Our offense doing anything against their defense has been another story.
Duggan will be the guy by midway through the season.
I’ll play devils advocate.
Delton will have a good year running the ball, and an “adequate” year passing.
Delton will have a good year running the ball, and an “adequate” year passing.
Article on TCU QB position from local paper
https://www.nonpareilonline.com/tow...cle_53bf7412-41db-5f20-802f-ea124c679fd9.html
As others have said here, it sounds like the starter for the season is undetermined yet, and Duggan has done well so far.
https://www.nonpareilonline.com/tow...cle_53bf7412-41db-5f20-802f-ea124c679fd9.html
As others have said here, it sounds like the starter for the season is undetermined yet, and Duggan has done well so far.
So TCU defeated their FCS opponent, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 39-7. The TCU QB passing stats from ESPN:
Duggan 16/23, 165 yards, 7.2 avg, 1 TD, 0 INT, 94.4 QBR
Delton 10/22, 119 yards, 5.4 avg, 0 TD, 0 INT, 40.6 QBR
Their running stats:
Duggan 2 carries for -4 yards, 1 TD
Delton 7 carries for 67 yards, 54 longest run
Duggan scored on a 1 yard TD run in the first quarter. I didn’t see it, but he was sacked for a 5 yard loss on his other run. So it was likely a pass attempt. He is dual threat, so perhaps it was like Purdy, and the coaches didn’t want him to run.
After a bye week, TCU plays at Purdue on Sept. 14., and then at home against SMU and KU.
They then play Iowa State in Ames on Oct. 5.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401112129
Duggan 16/23, 165 yards, 7.2 avg, 1 TD, 0 INT, 94.4 QBR
Delton 10/22, 119 yards, 5.4 avg, 0 TD, 0 INT, 40.6 QBR
Their running stats:
Duggan 2 carries for -4 yards, 1 TD
Delton 7 carries for 67 yards, 54 longest run
Duggan scored on a 1 yard TD run in the first quarter. I didn’t see it, but he was sacked for a 5 yard loss on his other run. So it was likely a pass attempt. He is dual threat, so perhaps it was like Purdy, and the coaches didn’t want him to run.
After a bye week, TCU plays at Purdue on Sept. 14., and then at home against SMU and KU.
They then play Iowa State in Ames on Oct. 5.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=401112129
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I have no doubt now that Duggan will be the starter when we play them. Wondering how fast some of those other quarterbacks transfer out—including the kid from tOSU.
As far as Duggan being a dual threat, I did notice that as a junior (since he graduated early) he and Darien Porter had some very similar 400m times. Looked like the two were fairly evenly matched at Drake and the State meet. Yep, he’s that fast.
On dual threat aspect, from my first link above:
Duggan was named the Iowa Gatorade Player of the Year after his senior season at L.C. last fall. The 6-foot-2, 190-pounder threw for 2,130 yards and 24 touchdowns and added 1,223 rushing yards and 25 scores on just 113 carries, leading the Titans to an 11-1 record and a spot in Class 3-A state semifinals.
If I recall correctly, he was hurt and sat a game or two at the beginning of that year. And late in the season, there may have been speculation whether he was fully healed. As such things go, I guess, especially as a top recruit. Duggan’s father coached him at Lewis Central, and before that, he coached Jake Waters at St. Albert. Waters later played for IWCC (which included a national JUCO title) and at K-State. And, of course, Waters was later a graduate assistant at ISU.
I’m glad we signed Purdy when we did, right after Waters left. It seemed then that Duggan could go about anywhere he wanted, after his recruiting blew up his junior year. It could have been ISU, but there was little reason then to believe Iowa State had an edge among the many suitors.
It will be interesting to see what happens here, and in the game with TCU.
