Yes, LL will be our starter next season....unless some transfer comes in and wows Billy beyond belief....and that's highly unlikely.
Levi's running ability this season was the difference in many games. He's almost impossible to sack and in the open field, his speed and shiftiness is a dangerous combination. I'd like to see him bulk up a bit to handle the hits he'll take when running more. However, IMO, he didn't throw it as well as the end of the season last year. He missed far too many open receivers on deep throws and struggled with crossing routes some this year as well. He also lacked touch on some of his shorter throws. Yep, I'm being picky here, but we all know he worked on his deep passes prior to the season starting. Only two things can happen when you overthrow the receiver and both are bad. Many of the deep misses were the result of throwing with a low trajectory. Don't get me wrong, slinging a missile 40+ yards on a rope and hitting the receiver in stride gets a rise out of me. But that type of throw, if you have the arm strength to throw it and Levi does, should only happen if the safety is closing from the middle of the field. In most cases this season, all Levi needed to do was put more air under the ball and give his receiver a chance to get under it. That throw to Peter Leblanc in the bowl was a dart and Peter should have caught it, but it a little more air under it and that becomes a much easier catch. He struggles putting "touch" on some of his shorter throws. That pass in the left flat to Elijah in the Covid Coastal game was too hot. Yes, it could have been caught, but it was high and behind Eli and that's a tough catch when moving forward.
I'm very happy he decided to come back and I'm sure they will work on his passing skills this spring and off-season. It seemed to me, he was more accurate with crossing routes near the end of last season, not as much this season.
I was disappointed we lost McDowell. I thought his throwing mechanics were solid when I saw him in his only spring scrimmage in 2019. He had ideal size and look awesome running the ball. Not sure if we keep our other QB's on the roster...the were likely disappointed LL is coming back, and we have two FR QBs coming in next year.