08-26-2021, 02:41 PM
Hogan replaced Nunes in a game at Colorado in 2012, and it was clear during that game--he was 18-23 for 184 yds and 2 TDs and rushed for 48 yds--that he was a significant upgrade. Costello replaced an injured Chryst versus UCLA in 2017, and, even though Shaw initially alternated KJ and Burns, it was clear by the end of the game--13-19 for 123 yds and 2 TDs, rushed for 15 yds and 1 hard-earned TD--that Costello was a significant upgrade.
West was thrown into two very difficult situations, first versus UCLA in 2019--15-32 for 143 yrds, -23 yds rushing--and then at Oregon in 2020--13-19 for 154 yds and 1 yd rushing. He was obviously better at Oregon--Stanford's team was much better--but he wasn't able to produce scores like Hogan and Costello did.
Tanner McKee didn't fare any better versus Oregon--he was 3-7 for 62 yds, but academically he was a true freshman who hadn't played football for two years prior to training camp.
The game evidence so far indicates that West is not the next Hogan/Costello. For McKee, there's not enough game evidence one way or the other, so hope is alive.
When the QB competition is close, it seems that Shaw usually goes with the more experienced--i.e. more years in the system--player. So I would expect him to name West the starter for K-State.
West was thrown into two very difficult situations, first versus UCLA in 2019--15-32 for 143 yrds, -23 yds rushing--and then at Oregon in 2020--13-19 for 154 yds and 1 yd rushing. He was obviously better at Oregon--Stanford's team was much better--but he wasn't able to produce scores like Hogan and Costello did.
Tanner McKee didn't fare any better versus Oregon--he was 3-7 for 62 yds, but academically he was a true freshman who hadn't played football for two years prior to training camp.
The game evidence so far indicates that West is not the next Hogan/Costello. For McKee, there's not enough game evidence one way or the other, so hope is alive.
When the QB competition is close, it seems that Shaw usually goes with the more experienced--i.e. more years in the system--player. So I would expect him to name West the starter for K-State.
If there's one thing people have learned in Berkeley, it's that you can't put "Cal football" and "Rose Bowl" in the same sentence. The words just don't fit. You'd be better off linking "covered wagons" with "Mars travel." (Bruce Jenkins, Cal '70, SF Chronicle, Nov. 11, 2017)