Faizon Brandon’s Rise Sparks Unseen Buzz—What Everyone’s Whispering About Now
As a head coach, you’re always going to say the competition is open with multiple options going for the job, even if you think you have an idea of who it’s going to be. For Heupel this spring, his ‘wide-open’ comments about this battle seem to ring very true, and the battle seems to be neck and neck.
“For a true freshman, getting here in January, seven weeks offseason, what we did and then hitting the ground in spring ball through today – he’s been really sound in what he’s done,” Heupel said of Brandon. “I think the pass game, certainly. There’s a lot on our quarterbacks in the run game, too, and that’s an area that at times can be the hardest part for our quarterbacks, but he’s continued to progress in that.
“There’s still a lot left for him and everybody in that room for us to do what we need to, but as a true freshman, certainly pleased with what he’s done up until this point.”
MacIntyre has reportedly struggled with taking sacks in scrimmage environments, while Brandon has progressed quicker than most expected. Brandon apparently tossed a touchdown pass to DaSaahn Brame in last week’s scrimmage, but also threw a pick-six.
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