Posts Tagged ‘Matt Barkley’

Freshmen Quarterbacks

Monday, September 21st, 2009

With Freshman quarterback Matt Barkley out, USC suffered a shocking loss to Washington this weekend. With Tate Forcier guiding his offense, Rich Rodriguez has got the Michigan Wolverines back into the top 25. It’s amazing to think that these two are only freshmen. When you also consider what players like Terrell Pryor, Robert Griffin and Sam Bradford were able to do recently in their first years, it’s obvious a quantum shift is happening in college football. What’s great for college football fans is the fact that these phenoms can come in right away and lead these programs. This means that we will get to watch them perform on the field for the next four years at least.

Barkley About to Get a Taste

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Matt Barkley, the wunderkind USC quarterback, is about to get his first real test in a hostile environment. There’s been a lot of attention this week to his maturity and almost supernatural grasp of the offense. But with 100,000 screaming Buckeye fans, this game on Saturday will be the time to judge whether he truly is the chosen one or not. A very strong USC ground game will help, but Barkley will be the key.