The argument that Armstrong is only playing because Martinez is injured and Armstrong turned the ball over when Martinez would not have ignores the fact that Martinez led the NCAA each of the past three years in turnovers.
Can we stop trotting this out now?
Because it's a damned lie.
Where did he rank? Also . . . even if he didn't lead the NCAA it would be pretty tough to argue with the core of the argument: Taylor Martinez turned the ball over a
lot.
I can't tell his ranking because I can't find an accurate list that lists total turnovers by player. You have to add up interceptions and fumbles separately.
What I was able to find (with 2 minutes of googling) is that he has
never led the nation in turnovers.
What the original stat was
supposed to be was that he led the nation in fumbles 3 years in a row, and
that's not true either.
Of course, none of this excuses Nebraska's lack of emphasis on holding onto the football. It's just a knock people use on Taylor to prop up Tommy... even though he's on pace to beat Taylor's turnovers as a frosh.
