An article worth reading
Boaz, a 6-8 240 pounder whose commitment UNC took as an athlete who could play TE or maybe DE or LB, feels he is a college QB talent. And when he is finally playing QB full time, no sharing, he is putting up amazing numbers. But that does not necessarily mean he could be a QB for a 1AA team, much less UNC.
But this is in the article:
"His desire to play quarterback hasn’t fallen on deaf ears, either. Those conversations took place when North Carolina’s Jace Ruder, the backup quarterback to true freshman Sam Howell, suffered a leg injury in the first half of the Tar Heels’ 34-31 loss to Appalachian State on Sept. 21. Boaz said he spoke with Brown, along with Lonnie Galloway, the team’s wide receivers coach, and Tim Brewster, the assistant head coach in charge of tight ends, about his chances as a quarterback.
“They told me that if I was on campus right now, I’d be the second-team quarterback,” Boaz said. “But, with that being said, ‘Also when you get down here, we’re going to reassess everything and put you where you need to go to help the team the best.’”
Unless Boaz has misunderstood the coaches, they think he is definitely better now than the 2 walk on QBs we have. That is something, but perhaps not a whole lot if Ruder comes back next year and Criswell does sign.
Perhaps in an Air Raid, a 6-8 QB can be very handy. He can see over virtually every defender he will face. And Boaz does have patience - he may be happy to wait and work for 3 or 4 years just to get to be 2nd team QB. And in an era of QB transfers going wild, it can be very helpful to UNC to have such a player on the roster.
Boaz, a 6-8 240 pounder whose commitment UNC took as an athlete who could play TE or maybe DE or LB, feels he is a college QB talent. And when he is finally playing QB full time, no sharing, he is putting up amazing numbers. But that does not necessarily mean he could be a QB for a 1AA team, much less UNC.
But this is in the article:
"His desire to play quarterback hasn’t fallen on deaf ears, either. Those conversations took place when North Carolina’s Jace Ruder, the backup quarterback to true freshman Sam Howell, suffered a leg injury in the first half of the Tar Heels’ 34-31 loss to Appalachian State on Sept. 21. Boaz said he spoke with Brown, along with Lonnie Galloway, the team’s wide receivers coach, and Tim Brewster, the assistant head coach in charge of tight ends, about his chances as a quarterback.
“They told me that if I was on campus right now, I’d be the second-team quarterback,” Boaz said. “But, with that being said, ‘Also when you get down here, we’re going to reassess everything and put you where you need to go to help the team the best.’”
Unless Boaz has misunderstood the coaches, they think he is definitely better now than the 2 walk on QBs we have. That is something, but perhaps not a whole lot if Ruder comes back next year and Criswell does sign.
Perhaps in an Air Raid, a 6-8 QB can be very handy. He can see over virtually every defender he will face. And Boaz does have patience - he may be happy to wait and work for 3 or 4 years just to get to be 2nd team QB. And in an era of QB transfers going wild, it can be very helpful to UNC to have such a player on the roster.
