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Topic: Stoops says QB job hasn't been settled yet
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catmandoo
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posted 07-17-2014 04:54 PM
It wouldn't be surprising to see more than one quarterback starting games for Cats this year.
Mark Stoops would love to have a quarterback take control of the position and make it obvious he should be the starter.
“I would love to have somebody take the job,” said Stoops during the Southeastern Conference Media Days here Thursday. “But I am not going to force a decision. I just want somebody to take charge.”
He agreed that the players need to know that as much as the coaches do with UK set to start preseason drills next month.
“I think everybody wants to know,” Stoops said.
Patrick Towles had the best spring game, Reese Phillips was the one praised for consistent play all spring and Drew Barker showed the “talent, toughness and leadership” that Stoops thought he had when he was recruited.
“The job has not been won,” Stoops said. “There might be a pecking order, but the job has not been won.”
Stoops has continued to be impressed with the offseason work Towles has done with quarterback specialists to improve his skills.
“It was impressive how he used his redshirt year,” Stoops said. “It was all-in with his teammates. He went out and got better. He did a lot of good things.”
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Green-Bean
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posted 07-18-2014 12:34 AM
IMO Towles should be the qb, Now if someone beats him out during season, another story. but the team needs one QB, to believe in, and lead em. Stoops needs to name one and quit Fiddling around.
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boomdaddy
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posted 07-18-2014 07:11 AM
If this were a horse race, I am sure Towles would be the heavy favorite, on the morning betting line. I am not a D1 college head coach, nor did I stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, but my guess is that the staff wants to push all of their QBs to step up their performance. They may be delaying naming the starter, to make the back ups push Towles to the finish line.
Towles, imho, better take advantage of this season, because Barker will be hard to beat out next year.
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