I may have a bit of a controversy at QB. Here was my plan with Miller. Give him a red shirt. Start Lowe this year. After Lowe was forced due to injury into the lineup and used up a year of eligibility, play it out. Let Lowe run this this year, and then next he’s in his third year, and Miller is out and ready to go after one red shirt and two years on the bench seasoning, and then takes over for two years.
But here’s the controversy:
Here’s Ethan Miller!
And here’s Lowe!
Miller is better at screens, medium, deep, 3rd down, yards per throw, avoiding fumbles, and scrambling. Lowe is better at just picks and short drops. After starting for half of last season, he’s still worse than Miller. That means I could have three years of Lowe with a better option on the bench. That don’t make no sense. A real head coach would give the frosh a red shirt “to learn the game,” and push the decision back a year in order to have more to go on. But I think we all know what I am about to do.
I hand Lowe the red shirt from last year, and we’ll be starting Miller.