Filling Sean's Shoes is a major challenge
With a senior QB as the starter, a major subplot of the 2012 season will be the race to find a new starting QB to replace Sean Brackett in 2013.
At this moment, I'd say Andrew Weiss is the next best QB on the roster. But Weiss is also a senior and that precludes him from staying here past next year.
Rising sophomore Kal Prince got the lion's share of the playing time with the JV and he has a lot of raw talent as a pure passer. Whether the Mangurian regime will see him with the same eyes as Norries Wilson's staff is yet to be seen.
Fellow rising sophomore Percee Goings is a super all-around athlete who could still break onto the field at another position.
Even with the loss of Logan Scott, the incoming freshmen class is unusually packed with talented QB's.
Tops among them is Trevor McDonagh, a highly sought after recruit from St. Louis who has good size for a freshman.
The other two incoming freshmen QB's seem like they may end up excelling at other positions.
The 6-4 Hank Trumbull seems like a solid WR candidate if he can make the transition. And the 6-1 175 pound Scooter Hollis is a speedy runner who should at least get some consideration as a running back.
It's an embarrassment of rare riches at the QB position for Columbia this year and also a challenge for the coaching staff to make sure all the moving pieces end up in the right place.
Neuberger Rejoins Marino
Last year's Lion tight ends coach Michael Neuberger is joining his old direct boss Vinny Marino and will coach the TE's at Georgetown this fall.
The Hoya press release notes that Neuberger helped develop Columbia's sensational TE Hamilton Garner.
2 comments:
On Logan Scott, here is the question. Was he a McDaniels recruit who decided on his own to reopen his college choice after McDaniels dishonored his commitment? And if McDaniels did dishonor his commitment, I suppose that it puts a different light on Scott. But if Reno on his own just decided to attempt to unhook one of our recruits, then he is nothing more than a dirtbag. If it is the latter, then this is a declaration of war against any Reno coached Yale team during what will hopefully be his short and dismal tenure.
If I remember correctly, Scott committed to Columbia well before McDaniels' appointment to the coaching staff. Scooter Hollis was also know to be very interested in Columbia early in the fall of 1011 so he too could not possibly been a "McDaniels recurit." McDonagh and Trumbell both committed at the end of Janurary, so McDaniels may have been involved in their recruitment. In any event, McDonagh is a much higher rated quarterback than Scott and Hollis and Trumbull look very good as well. Mangurian did a great job of recruiting talent at the quarterback which is undeniably the most important position on any football team. Many college coaches recruit quarterbacks first and all other skill positions second. In any event, I suspect that McDonagh, Trumbell and Hollis will all play a huge role in the Lions football resurgance.
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