Scipio on the potential QB transfers
http://www.barkingcarnival.com/2015/1/5/7494663/the-2015-transfer-qb-lottery-the-candidates
Braxton Miller- Ohio State
He's the Golden Ticket (don't worry Urban has a plan to play all three of his QBs!), but it's unlikely he'd want to come to Texas given his incompatibility with our offensive system and our staff's lack of a relationship with him. Our best shot is if Miller wants a pro-style offense to maximize his draft chances but there are better choices than Texas given the uncertainty of 2015's performance. We'd have to sell him on hope where other programs can sell him on substance. If he wants to double down on what makes him special, he should head to Oregon. If he wants NFL-style tutelage in an established system, I'd advise Duke or FSU.
Kevin Hogan - Stanford
While he hasn't yet announced formally for transfer, the Stanford graduate clashed with
David Shaw over his conservative offense and had the unenviable task of replacing
Andrew Luck - arguably the most gifted QB walking the planet. The rumor mill is running hard and fast that he wants out and would like a show case for his wares. While imperfect - and possessing a slow release that Shaun Watson could help him with - Hogan is a proven competitor with good athletic ability and a live arm. He has 48 touchdowns to 21 career interceptions, won a Rose Bowl, started 30+ games and has a career QB rating around 145. Yet people treat him as if he's chopped liver. He's not. He's also a sneaky running threat who isn't afraid of contact.
He's an upgrade and wouldn't be particularly terrified taking a snap from under center in South Bend next year. He's roughly comparable to a sophomore David Ash, but with veteran experience. That's a significant upgrade from Swoopes. He could help us. Now forward him this post immediately and get the illegal contacts started.
Daniel Fitzwater - Copiah Community College
The 6-5, 225 pound pro style QB fits the Watson mold and he's one of the better regarded JUCO QBs in a fairly weak national class. He also has two years of experience in JUCO ball. He should be able to compete from the get-go. Texas has been in contact with him, but I don't know how frequently or how hard we're pursuing. I watched
some film and he's not particularly fleet of foot but far from a statue and he throws a nice ball deep and is accurate on the half roll. The arm is there and he has some skills. He looks the part, but his composure, intelligence and gameness are unknown. Sometimes he stares down receivers like I look at Heidi Klum.
Trent Hosick - Arizona JUCO
The former Mizzou signee went JUCO and committed to BYU, but is now exploring his options. Hosick is a thickly built dual threat QB with great athleticism and strength. He's an unpolished passer - sort of a poor man's
Taysom Hill - and while he may not be ideally suited to Watson's desired offense, beggars can't be choosers. A dual threat option might actually be the band aid our offense needs in the running game and to compensate for imperfect pass protection. I see Hosick as a pure spread operator who would excel most in an Urban Meyer/Dan Mullen style option attack. Don't really see this happening.
Jake Hubenak- Blinn
The pocket passer from Blinn tore it up this year in the JUCO ranks after transferring from Oklahoma State as a preferred walk-on where he found himself on the short end of the depth chart battles there. Hubenak is a spread QB in the Josh Heupel mode, beating defenses with his brain and superior ball placement rather than raw physical ability. He's also playing in a JUCO league where defense isn't exactly dominating. Still, you can't help but notice the composure and his ability to make the correct throw to the right spot.
You can see that there's something there, right?
The Georgetown product is a Texas fan and would jump at the chance to come here. Wickline was at OSU when Hubenak was there and there's little doubt his opinion will weigh in our decision. The question is whether Hubenak was unfairly discounted by college recruiters for good reason (lack of arm, measurables, high school spread creation) or because he missed his junior season before leading Georgetown to the state title game as a senior and they didn't want to revisit their assumptions? College recruiters do suffer from remarkable groupthink, but it's also groupthink that falling from a ten story building is bad for your health. Some groupthink is pretty sound. I admit, I'm intrigued by Hubenak and there's a divorce between what I can clearly see on his JUCO and high school film and how he has been treated in the recruiting process and Stillwater. So what's the deal here?
David Watford - Virginia
Virginia's version of Tyrone Swoopes started in 2013, but was relegated to back-up status in 2014, largely for being an athletically gifted player with horrible judgement as the offense fell apart around him. He wants out. Does he materially improve our football team? Probably not at QB.
