And now we see why Coach Des statement was made concerning releasing the name of the starting QB. I watched the video of the press conference, and yes, he was being a jerk! Why, because several of the people that asked the question in the press conference were given the information last year and didn't use good judgement in writing certain things in an article before the season began. Once you break an agreement with a coach when it comes to inside information, don't expect any favors. He clearly was addressing those people in the press conference.
As you stated, both QBs returned this season as graduate students. And both could be elsewhere and understood one could be watching from the sidelines until needed. If it doesn't work out, then the blame rest on the head coach. All the rest of this nonsense is not good before one game has been played.