The 6-foot-4, 232-pound Chicagoan at the Elite 11 Finals alongside Fields last weekend, punching his ticketto Nike’s The Opening later this month.
The same can be said for three-star Virginia Tech commit Quincy Patterson, who camped for the Penn State coaching staff last July and immediately earned an offer. He seems firm in his pledge to the Fighting Irish, but there’s no question the Nittany Lions will try to give him something to think about. James Franklin and Joe Moorhead initially had four-star Gibsonia, Pa., native Phil Jurkovec atop their recruiting board at the position, but he committed to Notre Dame in May 2016.
Schools like Florida, Auburn, and his home-state Georgia Bulldogs appear to be in the driver’s seat heading into the summer. 2 overall prospect, according to 247Sports. While Fields said he’s still considering Penn State, it certainly looks like an SEC battle for the nation’s No. Go After Phil Jurkovec, Quincy Patterson Again Here are a few of their options moving forward. The Nittany Lions have plenty of time to offer new quarterbacks, put the full-court press on former targets, or even skip signing a signal caller this time around. If, though, is the operative word and will remain so until QP2 erases it, along with some recent memories, from our minds.Penn State lost its second five-star recruit of the 2018 cycle Tuesday night with Justin Fields’ decommitment. When he busts a 55-yarder against Albany or Valparaiso or Northern Iowa, you'll bring down the house. If he can, Bison fans, this will be a lot of fun. Will he be able to handle the pressure better than Noland did? As Hedberg likes to say, "Can he play when the bullets start flying?"
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Imagine the Block 9 building sprinting at you, full bore, and you'll know what it's like to stand in the back of the end zone when QP2 comes free up the middle. North Dakota State transfer quarterback from Virginia Tech says move 'just made sense'īut the deep balls and the QB runs? Oh boy. McFeely: Bison transfer QB says 'Why wouldn't you want to play there?' His footwork, to these very amateur eyes, looked off-kilter on some throws. Like, 100 miles per hour and five yards high and wide. Hedberg told 's Jeff Kolpack that QP2 is still "a work in progress." In the extremely limited window I was able to watch NDSU practice during fall camp - the Bison limit media to the final 20 minutes of practice - Patterson threw a handful of high, wild fastballs to receivers. But that memory is too fresh to say, "Patterson is the answer." He might be, but there is going to be some transfer skepticism until QP2 shows otherwise.
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The size and athleticism aren't in the same universe, much less ZIP code.
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Noland played like the weight of the entire program - plus the three-ton ghosts of Wentz, Stick and Lance - was on his shoulders. It was mediocre at best, unsightly at worst. But when the lights came on, things were happening too fast and he played tight. Nice guy, didn't complain, down to earth, coach-on-the-field type, didn't shirk responsibility, always pleasant to deal with from a media perspective.
They believed Noland could serve as a bridge to get NDSU past the surprise of Lance leaving so early and into their next main man, whether it was going to be Patterson or highly touted recruit Cole Payton.Īnd then the spring happened and Noland wasn't good. They truly did from what they saw in practice. Matt Entz announced his quarterback decision Friday afternoon He'll be fine, they said.ĭizzo's Den Podcast: NDSU names Quincy Patterson as starting quarterback Big arm, big smarts, athletic enough, very mature. Bison coaches said Noland wasn't Lance, Easton Stick or Carson Wentz, but he was good enough. Zeb Noland, too, was touted as an FBS transfer, this time from Iowa State of the Big 12, who was ready to lead the Bison offense when Trey Lance bolted for the NFL after one season and one game. We only need to go back a few months and see what unfolded in the unfortunate FCS spring season to see why.
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