
Originally Posted by
Just1More
You guys had Brian take snaps in all 11 games his freshman season. He wasn't the official starter, but he was clearly the rising stud. Jake, on the other hand, was pressed into action after the 3 deep QBs were horrible in our opening 1993 contest against Utah State. I recall Stokley making it clear that Jake would redshirt. At the game, at the start of the second half, this little boy sitting in front of me, says, "Daddy! Jake's got his helmet on! He's gonna play!". He was wearing a red ball cap walking around the sidelines in the first half. Damn, it was good seeing Jake get in there. He looked so confident. He threw an interception on his first throw as a collegiate QB. He came right back the next series and looked like a stud. We lost that game, but Jake was the starter for the rest of his career.
You just never know who will win the start, and what's going to happen. Every QB should work hard, be ready... you just never know when your number will get called.