Interesting. BC QB recruits by year and their Rivals rating:
2010 - Bordner 5.5 (now playing WR)
2011 - Suntrup 5.7 (injured, gone from program)
2012 - Bryce Jones 5.4 (now playing DB)
2013 - Walsh 5.6, Lowrie 5.4 (t
ransferred to URI)
2014 - Wade 5.6 (enrolled early, is there)
Also on the team is Tyler Murphy, a Senior who
transferred from Florida at the end of 2013 (note he was a 0-star walkon in 2010). Pundits seem to think Murphy has the starting job for 2014, and that
Wade will beat out Walsh to replace Murhpy in the longer term. They
hope Wade can be redshirted in the meantime, though. The bright side for Walsh is that he isn't far from the starting spot, so he may be in pretty good shape. The negative side is that comments seem to indicate that he hasn't been what they hoped for when they recruited him. From the article on Lowrie, linked above:
James Walsh:Just finished his red shirt year. Fits in with Addazio's style of a mobile quarterback, might know the playbook better than Wade at this point, but Wade has more raw skills and will be a much more dynamic quarterback going forward.
Personally I was disappointed when Walsh changed his commitment, but I had always wondered if he might have been slightly over-rated since he had 4 all-State or all-conference offensive linemen in front of him, meaning he probably had a tad more security in the pocket than he is ever likely to see again. In any case, with their losses at QB, I'd say BC is even worse off at QB than Ohio, and his playing chances are probably better there than at Ohio.
Last Edited: 4/19/2014 8:53:19 PM by L.C.