Here’s some quarterback talk for you
November 15, 2008
You look at next season, and it’s likely a battle between Levi Brown and Jamie Hampton for the No. 1 spot, assuming Hampton makes a full recovery from knee surgery, which he and Tanner Jones had Friday.
Neither one qualify for Sun Belt leaders yet because they haven’t played in 75% of the team’s games, but Brown should be there after this game, I think. Brown’s QB rating of 144.1 would have him leading the Sun Belt, 10 points ahead of ULL’s Michael Desormeaux. Hampton’s rating of 119.9 would be eighth, sticking Brown in that mix.
Hampton’s played two better defenses with both OSUs, but also has an Alcorn State in there and MTSU and FAU weren’t too shabby. Brown hasn’t played the tough defenses yet except for ULM, but also went 8 quarters without Jerrel Jernigan to throw to. The red zone scoring hasn’t been as good but you still can’t argue with his pocket presence and accuracy this far. It’s also no secret he’s not the runner Hampton is. These last three games will test Levi Brown’s arm as LSU’s up there with Ohio State defensively and probably has a better defensive line.
Whether coaches like it or not, there will be a QB controvery next spring/early fall because of Levi Brown’s performance since he’s taken over as starter.
