Josh Moyer Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers Penn State and Big Ten. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of Penn State University and Columbia University. Tom VanHaaren Close ESPN Staff Writer Big Ten recruiting reporter Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit has called the 2015 season the year of the question mark at the quarterback position. Thirteen of the AP Top 25 programs are projected to start a new QB this season, including six of the top 10. As many as six top-25 teams will start a quarterback who transferred into the program. How important is experience at the position? After all, five of the past six national championship teams were led by first-year starting quarterbacks, and Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel and Florida State’s Jameis Winston each won a Heisman Trophy as redshirt freshman quarterbacks. Amid this uncertainty, Big Ten reporter Josh Moyer and Big Ten recruiting analyst Tom VanHaaren set out to evaluate the strength of each Big Ten program at the quarterback position over a three-year period (2015-17), taking into account current depth charts and developments on the recruiting trail in the 2016 and 2017 classes. Below is a ranking of the league’s 14 teams based on the talent each has on the current roster, the work each has done on the recruiting trail, and its pedigree in identifying and developing quarterbacks and giving them the tools to be successful. Insider To find out how the future of the QB position is shaping out for each Big Ten program, become an Insider. View Insider Benefits Magazine subscribers:activate your Insider account.
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