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Talking about the quarterbacks
It's assumed by most that Joe Ganz will be the starting quarterback for Nebraska this fall.
But with Patrick Witt and Zac Lee in the fold, I asked offensive coordinator Shawn Watson if he thought Ganz would have more competition than some might think.
"I think Joe expects to (compete)," Watson said. "There's a lot of good talent here. We have some good players in Zac, Pat and Beau (Davis). And (new recruit) Kody Spano is going to throw a little spice into that to. That's just part of college football. That's part of spring practice. It's part of being fair and honest with your players. And Joe comes in with the edge because he is the guy that's been in there. But he's going to have to, and he knows this, keep working, because he's got a lot of good players behind him."
As expected, Watson said Ganz will "obviously" enter spring as the No. 1 quarterback. "You don't take that away from a guy."
And how big of an advantage is it that Kody Spano is already on campus in January?
"Huge," Watson said. "You're familiar with college. You're familiar with the system. It's not Chinese in August. It's Chinese in January. By the time you get to March, April, it's going to be the language you're used to, and you'll be working on honing up and refining all that, the things it takes to be successful in the offense."
It's assumed by most that Joe Ganz will be the starting quarterback for Nebraska this fall.
But with Patrick Witt and Zac Lee in the fold, I asked offensive coordinator Shawn Watson if he thought Ganz would have more competition than some might think.
"I think Joe expects to (compete)," Watson said. "There's a lot of good talent here. We have some good players in Zac, Pat and Beau (Davis). And (new recruit) Kody Spano is going to throw a little spice into that to. That's just part of college football. That's part of spring practice. It's part of being fair and honest with your players. And Joe comes in with the edge because he is the guy that's been in there. But he's going to have to, and he knows this, keep working, because he's got a lot of good players behind him."
As expected, Watson said Ganz will "obviously" enter spring as the No. 1 quarterback. "You don't take that away from a guy."
And how big of an advantage is it that Kody Spano is already on campus in January?
"Huge," Watson said. "You're familiar with college. You're familiar with the system. It's not Chinese in August. It's Chinese in January. By the time you get to March, April, it's going to be the language you're used to, and you'll be working on honing up and refining all that, the things it takes to be successful in the offense."
