RonMexico
08-01-2008, 09:44 AM
... because it puts Zac Robinson and Stephen McGee in the same breath.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-1-98/McGee--Robinson-are-Big-12-s-forgotten-QBs.html
McGee, Robinson are Big 12's forgotten QBs
July 28, 2008 3:47 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
There's a natural tendency to focus on the "Big Five" as the top quarterbacks in the Big 12 this upcoming season and to forget about everybody else.
No one can discount the credentials of Texas' Colt McCoy, Kansas' Todd Reesing, Missouri's Chase Daniel, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford or Texas Tech's Graham Harrell. In a mailbag earlier today, I predicted that any of those five players could end up in New York City at the Heisman Trophy presentation with some luck, big statistics and team success.
But when the attention of the conference is focused on those players, two others aren't mentioned. And the statistics produced last season by Texas A&M's Stephen McGee and Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson are on par with any quarterback in the country.
McGee and Robinson were among six quarterbacks nationally who rushed for more than 800 yards and passed for more than 2,000 in a season. That listed was headed by Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, who produced mind-boggling numbers of 895 rushing yards, 23 rushing touchdowns, 3,286 passing yards and 32 touchdown passes last season.
Neither had that much team success last season, as both of their teams were 7-6. And neither team is expected to challenge for the South Division championship this season.
As a matter of fact, new Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman has thrown the starting job open between McGee and backup Jerrod Johnson. Robinson will be the focal point of Oklahoma State's offense that will lose leading rusher Dantrell Savage and top receiver Adarius Bowman.
Both McGee and Robinson merit at least a mention with some of the other top national quarterbacks, even if most don't place them among the top five quarterbacks in their own conference.
http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-1-98/McGee--Robinson-are-Big-12-s-forgotten-QBs.html
McGee, Robinson are Big 12's forgotten QBs
July 28, 2008 3:47 PM
Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Griffin
There's a natural tendency to focus on the "Big Five" as the top quarterbacks in the Big 12 this upcoming season and to forget about everybody else.
No one can discount the credentials of Texas' Colt McCoy, Kansas' Todd Reesing, Missouri's Chase Daniel, Oklahoma's Sam Bradford or Texas Tech's Graham Harrell. In a mailbag earlier today, I predicted that any of those five players could end up in New York City at the Heisman Trophy presentation with some luck, big statistics and team success.
But when the attention of the conference is focused on those players, two others aren't mentioned. And the statistics produced last season by Texas A&M's Stephen McGee and Oklahoma State's Zac Robinson are on par with any quarterback in the country.
McGee and Robinson were among six quarterbacks nationally who rushed for more than 800 yards and passed for more than 2,000 in a season. That listed was headed by Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, who produced mind-boggling numbers of 895 rushing yards, 23 rushing touchdowns, 3,286 passing yards and 32 touchdown passes last season.
Neither had that much team success last season, as both of their teams were 7-6. And neither team is expected to challenge for the South Division championship this season.
As a matter of fact, new Texas A&M coach Mike Sherman has thrown the starting job open between McGee and backup Jerrod Johnson. Robinson will be the focal point of Oklahoma State's offense that will lose leading rusher Dantrell Savage and top receiver Adarius Bowman.
Both McGee and Robinson merit at least a mention with some of the other top national quarterbacks, even if most don't place them among the top five quarterbacks in their own conference.